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New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-27
FROM h A!NSAS.
und,nce of rhe Misouri DeuocrA,.

sRseiAlCeuesOndsnoe Of The Missouri Democrat.
LswRyScE, h. T., Jan. 10, 1859.
detachment Of troops has just been sout below TO
.ne alstaretd region of Linn a-d Bourbon Counties
News has been Received here Of the action Of the Mis-
senn Legislature, ard also that the President offers
reward ior The errest Of Brown and Montgomery
Thee things create sympaihy favor of these men
Another night occurred nesr the border, in Linn
came over 10 hunt for Brown OF Montgomery. Toev
were met by smaller party, aud 7, tired after arm
sgbt- Their loss is not known. On the Terrtorial
soe ore man named Deveyn was kiled, shc, tlrO ugh
the head, and two wounded
Ger Lane, sssuDing to act as M:jor-Geaer1l Of Nj
ktia s. pt letter 20 Gov. Meduy offering to M iat
Che difficulties, and to bring Brown and Montgomery
before the Legs.a.lre, sGcb iLbepsl s. be might
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-27
THE FREE SCHOOL SYSTEM OF
ILLINOIS.

We have received the second biennial report OF the
Superintendent Of Public Instruction Of Illinois.
There are coo public schools in tie S,te, which are
ksp. open an average Ct 81 weeks 10 the year. o.
these one third are taug ht exclusively by men;
fifth exclusively by women; one third by men in the
Writer and women in the Su nmer, and the rest have
both men ard women teachers al the tins. Agerag-
irs the scholars aId population 10 the schools, each
has an ATTENDANCE OF IS cAoars ont Of population Of
AZ person, between the ages OF snd n. There are
l3 male teachers employed, az from $40 to $2J per
month. averaging 50 Co. and ass female teachers,
at from s. to 500 per month, averaging SO -. The
whols sm,unt expended for teacher wages last year
i a. $50 6Ss; for new schoo-houses, $l,32i, 90.
About 1000 scnool districts are Jet unprovied with
scbool.iouses but mere than that number were built
last vesr. Tie total School Fund Of the St:te is
siJCOOGO. Most Of tno Academies ard Female Semi
naries IN the State years ego have now come into
the system as Union Graded Schools. The attendance
in private school. last year but SOL The So
perinendent sdvoc a,es uniformity Of text-books
forced by Withholding the public money where the
books fixed u2oh are not used, thorouyh system
Ct supervision, and the formation OF Union Graded
SCHOOLS wherever the population Is d-nse enough to
rel der Il practicable, Wei as Of Industrial Scaools
FOR sill higher education in specia departments. He
gums Up tine advantages which the Graded schools
possess over mixed schools in the following terms.
They are ints resting 70 tie loEsr Wards Of this city
.s well .s ~ the greater porter Of ne couutry:
L More ,nrnociol shoo bo-sss lEtl- ,e. srd
49, I'D Il Al -
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-27
FROM VENEZUELA.
.no,d,ncs Of The Pb,lsd, lpbia Exchange.

CorIespoDdeuce Of The Philadelphia Exchange: 900
PUERTO CABEIGO, Jan. &, 1883.
by The departure Of the bark Rowens, of and for
Philadelphia avail myself to inform you Of the arri-
val Of Gen. Paez here, the 4th lnst from Camans,
and lefs rext day yesterday for Valencia, being still
N able TO yak from the effects Of his late fall from he
horse at New. York.
On tie 3st ult. the new Constitution was signed and
promulgated.
The country is quiet and there no fears, at pres
eIt Of conspiracy. as Gen. MODagas is unwilling to
afforo the necessary cans. The rev Consul to La
guayra a. Jackson Smith, esq., has arrived and is
already in charge and exercising the fdnctions OF his
Office. Weather fire and pot healthy
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-27

President Bucheasn sent 10 the Washington celebra-
ton the following characteristic sentiment
Robert Bwns-Th- child Of impulse ard Of seuius His
will BE- cherished those who have - cs
AID hearts 30 feel The simple ps;hos Of poetry
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The Chicago TIN Whistle.

1t seems the editor Of the Chicago Herald,
who has 80 much trouble to convince the
public that he is not thief, has taken UNI
bragg at our calling his paper a tin ,chistle.
He assails us in strain Of black guardism SO
snadulterated, that, whether he is thief or
not, shows at least that his associations must
be with people of about that grade. He is
not only an adept IN blackguardsn, but he
ills; for he says, while postmaster at Ottawa.
we procured him several subscribers, which
is tantamount to accusing US Of soliciting
money under false pretences. As to our
complimentary notice Of Pine when he
started the Herald, VIC ess,-know,ng
him as we did by reputation,-the very
audacity of the proposal of such man to
conduct daily newspaper in Chicago. did
somewhat excite our admiration but the
lomentable result is but another edition of
the old story about the faulty of building
large expectations on the capability of brass
,cithout brains.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-03-05
CHICAGO MARX ET.
CnIcAGo, March I, Is

CHIcAGo March /, 1853.
Flo very srTH and would be active il there
IN the market. Tts Times gives tie following
the ruling lrlre. White winter l0a5 -; red -
al on, Spring from IS TO - according TO quality
Rye -four 200 Blcknhe-t -four seldom erqured :or.
We note small sales OF Dixon mills 5J Pr Iyg.bs.
Corn neal in demand a; 80 per ton.
WHEAT The grain market is active and firm 4; I-3la
3 fgr W. rcd winter 30 2, Il-al-2t. No. spring
lp5aIg6. No. :, 9:ae5. E.lect 7>a7sc-
SDrp-Tn good dera4Id and the supply quite limited
w -ars u4t1 tosl' lbs. On the track
6g410 for tso- .h-.si- lar corn, 5s4CJ Cor 7a.hs-
OH's 10 fair demand Tor the better 4la'.;ss. Prices
range from - &c, according 70 quality.
Errl-r1or- euqiret f9r. and note sales 20! extra
good lot. AZ ggc. Prime No. !, s.a-5 -. -,j5c.
Eys-4uiet At s5s9Jc.
I'-,s,J Hsgs-q4.; b4, firm Al = 70o according to
weight. P.--. very Eht- 300 Ms PORK - lp Tor
hoavy - 90 for light Packed han, IS shoulders
Ease. Bee: unchanged.
Hides. green .a-c; >al,ei zaec; dry salt lIaI3c;
flint I6r.. New CITY Pe!ts : 25Ui =.
TgiIgw Ioal l..
Bst'er- Choice scare AID in demand q: 1.al7e.
Common Illinois state lHsT--.
{gg--Issst rc-s ia der and AZ Bale.
LTHs- HH for common and -,ll - or choice.
Timothy seed demand > 5-,2 Hy FOR prime
Clover seed TO ro-t demand a. s. 300 -
Fruit NJ az s.ais is scarce G-e- a.r..s iaf pr '5'-
Dire. srpss IlaI-c- Dried peaches l-al5c FOR IMPAIRED
-"a25 ,ur pared
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@tta(pa fret Gtabtr.
=. sale county Agricultural Society.

La SaiIe
The seventh annual meeting Of this Socie-
" was held on Monday last, at which time
the following named gentlemen were elected
to office for the ensuing fiscal year, viz:
President-Joel ". Armstrong.
LIST Wee President-Cyrus Shaver.
Cd WIN. Poole.
Sd /" Isaac I. Van poTen.
Rec. Secretdry-Dr. j. .. Harris.
Cor. Secretary-H. L. Brush.
7reasurer-T. r. Courtney.
Ereeutire Commsttee-GeerGe ". Arm
strong. of Brookfield; John Hise, of Rut-
land John II. Hssfsrd, Of Freedom; John
D. OinsteaG, Of Ottawa; VIM. II. Price, Of
Grand Rapids; G. Kruger, of Serena; Geo.
j. Shephardson, of Meriden; David c. In
derhill, of Manlius; John l.. Lamb, of Rut-
land.
The Trsasurer's report showed a balance
in the treasury of s74o9; liabilities no.
stated, although they are known to be small.
The President, Mr.. Ccgswcll, stated that
notwithstanding many difficulties had to be
overcome last year, the Society was in =
highly prosperous condition; full as much
80 Al the most sanguine could expect, and
that he could see nothing to impede or in
terfere with the Socicty's future usefulness
and prosperity.
4 committee consisting Of the following
named gentlemen, was appointed TO ascer-
tain whether or not moro suitable location
for the fair grounds could be procured. and
if SO on what terms. Commttee-Richard
Thorne, Geo. II. Rugg, j. r. Shaver, S. r.
Lewis, and Geo. ". Armstrong.
Just previous to the adjournment, the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously passed:
Resolred, That the thanks of this Society
are due to VIM. Cogswell, Esq, oar retiring
President, for his earnest, untiring, and sac
eessful efforts ip conducting the affairs of
this Society, during the term of the past fis
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The Old Settlers.

We promised in our last to give more
extended notice Of the Old Settlers meeting
at La Sale on the 22d of February, intend
ing to copy from the Peru Herald not only
the business proceedings proper, but some
Of the "sayings'' on the occasion. We find,
however, that the report of the speeches is
susceptible Of little abridgement, while in
some cases we have been specially request
ed to omit copying. Under the circumstan-
ces, we shall avoid the charge of being in
vidious by copying none
The meeting was attended by about 100
Of the old settlers Of this county, who came
here before the year 1888. The number
was unexpectedly large, considering the pau
city of our population at that time. A per-
n.nent society was organized, by the ap-
pointment Of the following offers:
President, Geo. E. Walker; Vice Prcsi
dents, Amasa Croziar, Burton Ayers, VIM.
Munsou, Asa Holdridse, Hiram Thornton,
Jas. Clark, VIM. Clayton, John Green, Ebe-
nezer Neff, Levi Kelsey, Samuel Mlligan.
Thos. WEIGH, Theron d. Brewster, George
NJ. Newton, Elias Carey, L. Dickinson, \. O.
Secretaries, c. L. Porter, S. K. Lewis,
and VIM. II. l.. Wallace.
Treasurer, Fri l.. Waterman.
A committee, consisting of C. r. Porter,
J. c. Champlin, Wm. II. L. Wallace, I. L..
Dickey and John Hoffman, appointed
TO draft a constitution and bylaws for the
government of the society, and were instruc-
ted to report to the next meeting.
VIM Evans, Isaac Hardy, Churchill Golf
ing, j. W. Bate and Henry Green Were ap-
pointed an executive Committee 10 call fu-
ture meetings, extend invitations, and to
take general supervision Of the affairs Of
the society until their next meeting.
After the preliminary proceedings the
company sat down to :. splendid banquest
at the Hardy House, and doing justice to
this, drank toasts, made speeches, &c, &c.,
until far into the wee sma' hours" having
glorious good time generally. Among the
"Ietters of regret" read to the meeting was
the following from Judge Douglas:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18th, 1859.
Ny DEAR SIR:-Accept my thanks for
YOUR kind invitation to me to attend meet
ing of the Old Settlers of La Sale county,
at the Hardy House, La Sale, on the 22d
inst 1t would afford me great pleasure to
meet SO many OF the pioneers on that inter
estins occasion if my public duties would
permit Although not resident OF your
county. it has been my good fortune to re-
ceive many evidences of kindness and conf
Gence from the people of La Sale, and espe-
cially from the old settlers during the last
quarter Of a century, for which shall ever
feel grateful
Renewing my regrets at my inability to
attend your meeting | remain,
Very truly your friend
and obedient Servant,
S. \. DOUGLAS.
+. G.. SMITH, Esq,
Ottawa His.
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OTTAWA WHOLESALE MARKET.

OTTAWA, March 3, 1859.
Some six weeks ago we stated that he indications Of
high prices in produce alarming" We made the
statement what then regarded good authority
We are more than ever convinced of the correct
of this assumption and after studying this matter
carefully further convinced that these high
prices will materially aba.e until year from
fall and then unless the crops of the ensuing
mer prove unusually prolific and those OF 1860 full up
to average. Our for this prediction is, that
there is more grain in the country than what is
ually needed for home consumption That by the time
the crop in the old will be entirely consumed
The crop will have be called supply
home market, and prices will hold their own from
the very fact that farmers generally slow sell
the winter prefer.ing hold their grain over
until the next summer when it usually COMMANDS the
highest price. There will, lusnty be surplus
on hand until the fall OF 1860 when lower prices may
commence and continue during the winter We make
these calculations the usual OF the market should
there be unusual foreign demand prices will, Of
course be still further stimulated
The receipts OF grain thi. week have been 50 light
that buyers have hardly deemed it worth while st.y
in the streets Price. have, Consequently changed but
but lit. IRON last weed.
FLour-Superlne. s5.5na53l.
C5rn Ne1l-tl GOAL 20.
Buciacbegt FL,lr-No fixed price. very scarce.
lDrn-Ear JOIj3c for - los 5helled G0a6Jc for
co lbs.
ULegt-Wintcr, Goa1.G0; spring, 1OasOc.
OatS-3oaj0c for 81 lbs.
EgrleY-i5al0c for i lbs.
ToLitOss-75aIOl cts. ?. bush.
Eqqy-loal2c.
Batter-lG l-c.
CHjokeaS-fasc per h.
Tariies-1a@c per ID.
Hfdes--Green. re; dry flint, sc.
Lplr .>k5Es-sllc.
Iork-s5 51aG 20.
Baooa->houlders, l0c per b.; ham lac.
>ari- Ottawa, sc; corn starch, &C.
.>lh-Commou, per Dbl, 800; dairy, in sacks,
l2!c.
Clo.se-Illinois, 7a8c. Hamburg loallc.
Horisa Uaye-Tubs, S7.5Oa< 1000 per dozenj
pals, SI-15a3.Og per dozen.
Ero"Ds-S l2a.2.- 5 per dozen.
PqMts ami D,Ls-V arIlsh s=.50a$jOO per gal.
Ua--Iaw, El.zj per gal; boiled, 800.
Iatts-5a6c.
MA. L,ad-$ ga: 20 per 10 lbs.
Mr. Cotton, Wholesale dealer has handed u the fol-
lowing his wholesale prices % the articles named o..
Yers-Yogug Hyson 3pasuc Black 3pa50. 1gfee-
Rio Ilal2<. Java iGalTc sugars. o. ga, Refined
crushed lie. Pliverz-d l2c, Clarified -alu.. Rec ic.
snip BAG. 'rHdiss-Tai0w lie star 70, Sprm zoe
~flf-s2 Pr Dbl D-ied frRa-APpies & 20, Peaches
-. -NglEssss-.t-a4J--
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-03-05

TAXES IN CuREEScY.-The legislature adj
iovrned in such confusion, and Of what bills
they passed so many remained in the pockets
of the Governor, that it is hard to tell what
new laws have been made and what not. 1t
is qnite certain, however, that the bill TO
authorize collectors to receive the bills OF
our stock secured banks in payment for
taxes did not pass. The bill, after noisy
discussion in the House, was laid on the
table till the 4th Of July.
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Most Of these men are going with OK
teams, in companies of from three to four.
They will take with them provisions to last
each man six months, and everything else
necessary for comfort and protection, until
they get within sight of the Elephant. |
have no doubt but there will be more than
the % named. If each township in this
county sends the SEINE number, there will
7l3 leave La Sale county for Pixies Peak I;
and if each county in the State sends that
number, there will Il 800 leave the State of
Illinois for the new gold mines. 2.
NarsciileS March f.
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An EXTRA SEssIoN.-The Springfield cor
respondent of the St. Louis Republican,
Feb. 2Sth, says:
Gov. Bissell will probably call an extra
session in ten days from this time, to pass
the appropriation bills, and transact the
other unfinished business Of the session.
Should he do SO, the Democrats will prove
that they are in earnest in desiring to pro-
mote the business of legislation, by their
prompt attendance; and the old bone Of
contention, the apportionment bill, being re-
moved, business will doubtless be dispatched
with exceeding rapidity. Ii.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-03-05

JoHN EERSSAs REsrIrED.-John Brennan,
the man who killed Anthony Conrad, in
hehoai! county year ago, and who was
convicted OF the murder in the Kane Circuit
Court and sentenced to be hung, has been
respted by Gov. Bissen until the 3lst of
March He is generally believed to be in.
sane, and the Governor has ordered an in
ouirv into the state of his mind with Wow
to his removal to the Insane Asylum, should
bis mind prove to be unsound.
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ID oRTON'S BOOK STORE,
You get nothing as good at the Drug stores. jan29
HARTMAN ,SJ7e

NNyHEREAS by a certain indcnture Of mortgage,
w dated the twelfth day of August A ID. 1914,
and filed for record the same day. anu rtIoIneu
the Recorders Office in and for the county o. Id sao
and State of Illinois, in book fy six, page hiFty-siN,
Jeremiah Pembroke of said County, din BARGAIN SELL
and convey to the undersigned fi"In la!, VI. Pre-
misses hereinafter described secure the payment OF
certain promissory note hearing even date with said
mortgage deed, made by said PeInhrooh ana one q r.
Human, the sum of two hh'r" anu WE'VE Hoiars
and nv cents and able to said Edwin X. Fay
a. I've months after date thereof with interest
ten per cent. per annum, for value received.
Ard whereas, it and is provided in and by said
mortgage deed, that if default should be made in the
nayment of principal Of interest above mentioned,
or any part portion of either at the time times the
same should become due, then the said Fay and his
signs and authorized sell the said real estate
at public auction, after giving weeks notice OF the
time and place OF sale in public newspaper in the
County where said real estate is situate tor in the next
nearest County thereto, should be published in
such County, and convey the same to the highest and
best bidder, and Of the money arising terefrom,
first all attorney and counsel fees, costs and eN-
pcnse, and then retain the whole amount of the prnci-
pal secured by said mortgage with interest on the
the day of sale and pay the oNerplus, IL any
there shall be, said Pembroke.
And whereas, default has been made in the payment
Of said princ pa secured as aforesaid ana infe-
rest, and the whole of the same sl being due and UNI
paid.
undersigned virtue of the power in him vested by
said mortgage deed and for the purposes therein
pressed will expose sale at public auction, nj the
south door Court House in the city OF Ottawa La
February, A. ID. 1859 between and two o'clock T..
NJ the following described real estate, situate in said
Ottawa, to witt Lot eleven in Block ninety five in
States Addition to the town (now city, OF OTTAWA.
jan22 EDWIN II. FAY.
The above sale postponed on the day Of sale
therein mentioned, to Wednesday, the ninth day OF
March, 1885, at the same place and a the ssme hour.
marb EDWIN =. FAY.
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ANOTHER WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER.-Th The
papers report another ofthose terrible steam
boat catastrophies for which the lower Missis.
sippi has become proverbial. The steamboat
Princes, one of the finest passenger boats
on the river, exploded her boiler OF Sunday
last, near Baton Rouge, and was burned,
some two hundred persons perishing in the
disaster. As usual, the boat was racing at
the time, but-nobody to blame.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-03-05

We stated last week, deriving our infor-
nation from the Chicago Journal that the
Executive Committee of the State Agricultu-
raj Society had located the next State Fair
at Rockford. BY the same paper, as well as
others, we now learn that this is an error
but that the next State Fair is to be at Free
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-03-05

The DuTCH HAVE TAKEN HoLLAND.-The
Chicago City election on Tuesday resulted
in the reelection Of IIaines, tho republican
candidate for Mayor, by $50 majority, and
the election of republican City Council, as
usual.
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A company Of gamblers passed through
Dcs Moines recently, for Pixies Peak. They
had three wagons and buggy, and among
the loadiag were, we understand, billiard
table, quantity of liquors, and a fast horse
accompanied the train.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-03-05

There are curiosities 'snot dreamed Of in
our State of Illinois. A short time since,
MIR. CLANCY, discovered in the bank of q
small creek in Marion, Ogle county, . tooth
perfect in all its proportions, weighing "
pounds, and measuring ~ i6ches in circum.
ference, inches ip length.
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RARE CHANCE.
Farm and Dairy 20 Let.

YlNHE undersigned wishes to lease, for term of
4 to good moral and industrious family, a conve
ent dwelling house and about one hundred acres of
land in South Ottawa together with from 80 to 40 first
mich cows, good barn, stables yards and all the
convenences and appliances necessary to the prosecu
ton of profitable dairy and milk business, on terms
to pay well under good management.
Also for rent, independent of the above house ana
a few acres of land, in South Ottawa, and Tor sae
horses colts, CART and breaking piow' an on ,pK
desired. Imar5-4wl >. M. NInI
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-03-05

Hon. E. y. HASNEGAN, formerly U. S. Sc
nator from Indiana, and for the last five or
six years prominent lawyer in st. Louis,
died at the Planters House in that city on
the 2Gth ult.
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Attention is particularly called to the
LECTURE ON AFRICA,
To be delivered a: this place by
pROEESSOR CALDECOTT,

Companion and friend of the celebrated Traveller, Dr.
Livngton.
AT METROPOLITAN HALL,
on Tuesday Erening March shi, at "a O'Clock,
Descriptive of the Aricrn Races, WITH Also an account
of the Missionary labors among the kaitrs of South
Africa.
. professor C. has resided tweny-one years in that
country and during his long residence there
lated much valuable and interesting information rela-
tive TO the country and its inhabitants.
Admission, . cents. mari
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has slightly affected money matters In our CITY and the
cry of Brightness" is little frequent than usual
The small amount Of grain coming in makes the dem
and light, so that the supply is easily kept up. Our
banks are doing all they accommodate at from 10
to II pr discount good paper. Outsiders
little numerous Offering small at from a
IN . mr. ct a month Eastern exchange IL. Chicago D.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-03-05

Feb. ed man named Henry II. Johnson
was murdered in brothel at Quincy, in this
State, whercupon mob was raised, some 10
or - houses Of i'll fame cleaned out. and two
or three burned to the ground.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-03-05
HO, for Pixies Peak ,

The Pixies Peak fever is RUNNING high in
Man!us. Below is list of names of per-
sons who are now making preparations to
start from this township about the first Of
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M, 81 n,nv concern,

70 all whom il may cOnceI., o.. dino
II WISH to say, that hold many notes when ILL
in 1855 the makers of said notes have paia: ~ 49,,
no attention to them since they were due, ..e
tention compels act, and AFTER tne vi 10y ~
Anril sha sue every upless SATISFACTORY
ments made. tmsIoJ c' w.
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CuAs. SuMxER.-A late Washington des-

patch reports in reference TO this gentleman:
Information is received here from Hon.
Chas. Sumner, that his health is much i'm
proved, and that he will return early in the
Spring. He will be present to occupy his
seat in the Senate should an extra session be
called.