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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-03-17

TUESDAY, March IL.
IScnate-The chair announced the home
stead bill as the special order
Mr. Chandler made an Intellectual at
tempt to call UP the St Clair flats appro-
priation bill
After slight debate the homestead bill
was made the special order for Thursday.
Yeas, 81; nays, %.
The bill amending the act for the estab-
lishment of court of claims was taken up.
q Several amendments were discussed and
adopted. and the ball passed-yeas, "a !;
nays. 16. gss 80.
The military academy bill was taken up.
Adjourned. s t'af
Houss-The bill inviting proposals for
carving the Pacific and Atlantic mails on
a single route, was considered and passed.
as was also q bill to establish mail routes in
Kansas #. -He at
Nr. Adams, from the post office COM
mittee. made an adverse report on the bill
for the election of deputy post masters by
the people. Laid on the table.
The House went into committee on the
consular and diplomatic appropriation bill
Mr.. Lane characterized the remarks of
Mr.. Van Wick, delivered on former day,
as a tissue of misrepresentation, and studi-
ed, premeditated libel on the South, and
his inputstions as meanly and wickedly
false. He defended Georgia and the South
from the charges made against them.
Mr. Kellogg of Ill, remarked thatat An
early period of the session he referred to
the vile and vlllainous attack on him by
the New York Tribune. He then said that
Mr. Greeley was again and again, with
other Republicans, in consultation in the
parlor Of Judge, Douglas, planning and
scheming for the reelection of Mr. Doug
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-03-17

The Pixies Peakers are already on the
move. A despatch from LeaveIworth,
Kansas, last night, says 3" A few advanced
parties for Pixies Peak have arrived in
this city. To prevent recurrence of the
distressing scenes of last year, it is urged
upon those intending to emigrate to wait
until the first Of May before starting, as
subsistence on the plains for man ard
beast will be very precarious prior to that
time" -.....
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-03-17
TELEGRAP
Repor,ed for tie Oha,ea Free Trader
N,tfnn,l n.,o..r,tg-
National Democratic Convention.
RITINnRr March LIZ

BALTIMORE March To
The committee of the National Demo
cratic Convention are here to-day, enquir-
ing as to the capacity of the hotels, the
terms for board, &c, with the view of hav-
ing an informal meeting of the Democratic
Convention at Charleston. and adjourning
to this city. They say that Charleston
feed the many thousands who will congre-
gate there Our hotel keepers promise
the committee regular charges, with the
we'll known hospitality of our citizens TO
open their doors TO all who cannot be &C
commodated AT the hotels.
The delegation from Illinois alone will
number 900
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-03-17

STEAMER BURNT on THE ILLINOIS RIVER
The new St. Louis and Peoria packet
Belle Peoria" took fire and was burnt to
the waters edge, at Sharp's Landing, ten
miles above Beardstown, on Sunday last.
She was on her way down with full cargo
of produce and a number of passengers.
She was lying at the landing, wooding up
at the time the fire occurred, yet it ap
pears three lives were lost by the accident
Names not given.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-03-17

las to the Senate. He now sought the
moor for the purpose Of making good the
statement, by the production of proofs and
arguments.
Mr. McClernand replied, exhorting his
colleague to forbear his crusade on Mr.
Douglas, who was beyond his malice The
charges now repeated were formerly
promptly met by Mr.. Douglas and Mr.
Greeley, and were unfounded and absurd
The committee rose, and the House adj
iourned
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-03-17

THE first conviction ever obtained in
Ohio, under that provision of the liquor
law which makes the seller of liquor liable
for damages committed by an intoxicated
person, was procured last week at Urbana
The wife of Reed Brush, an habitually in
temperate man, recovered a verdict OF
s.. 900 against the rum seller for the loss
of her foot, which her husband chopped
off in drunken frenzy. The court sus.
tanned the verdict
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-03-17

The Hartford Courant states that the
manufacture of odolneters, for measuring
the distance travelled by any vehicle, is
now carried on somewhat extensively in
that city. Livery keepers use them con-
siderably, and in many cases the individu-
ais who 90 off for drive of five or ten
miles and take twenty, are brought up
with round turn by this continuance,
and often to their great establishment.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-03-17

A BRUCE ACROSS THE ILLINOIS RIVERA
meeting of the tax payers of LaSalle was
called for the 10Th inst, for thepurpose OF
taking into consideration the feasibility Of
making bridge across the Illinois river at
Shippingsport We have not learned the
result. rfs-.s.. s..=f,..I s.5. r-e-sA3 .t-l@l5
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-03-17

HOMESTEAD BILI.-By our congressional
synopsis il will be seen that on Monday
the House passed the homestead bill
The bill provides that any person who is
the head of a family, or who has arrived
q the age Of twenty-one years and ia a CT
tizen Of the United States, or who shall
have stated his intention to become such,
,saiall be entitled to enter, free of cost, leo
acres of public land upon which such per
sons may have fixed presumption claim,
or which may, at the time such application
is made, be subject to preemption at a
dollar and a half per acre No certificate
on patent is to be issued until the expira-
ton Of four years from the date of the en-
try, and on payment of SO, rights are Sc
cured 20 the actual settlers heirs, and de-
vises the lands acquired, which are then in
no event 10 become liable for the satisfac-
ton Of any debts contracted prior to the
issue of the patent
a similar bill passed the House at seve
raj previous sessions, but was always lost In
the. Senate A similar fate, probably
awaits the present bill.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-03-17

IT is stated that arrangements have been
made at Chicago with the Pittsburg and
Fort Wayne railroad company to ticket
passengers from Chicago to Charleston, to
the 23d of April convention, and return,
for fifty dollars for the round trip. The
route is via steamers from Philadelphia to
Charleston and return to Philadelphia, and
the fare includes rooms and meals on the
steamers This is very favorable ar
rangement, and hundreds of Democrats
from Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Michigan, and Ohio will avail themselves
of this opportunity to visit the South, and
at the same time help produce the nomi
nation of the great statesman of the west
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-03-17

A NEW bank of issue has been establish
ed at Lacon, in Marshall county, in this
State, by Messrs. C. D. Chase, of New
York, and c. W. Mcclellan. of Springfield.
Capital stock, 100000 1t is called the
Marshall County Bank" "
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-03-17

The MASSACHUSETTS STRIKE EXTENDING
The New York Herald says:
The workmen in the town of Danvers.
South Danvers, Ipswich, Beverly, Newbu-
Yyport, Milford, Milton, Pennington, Great
Falls, Salmon Falls, Hamilton and Port
land, Maine have commenced moving on
the subject of the strike, and they will all
probably Join their brethren in the trade
in the course of few days.
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Sudden Death.

W ASHiNGTOS, March 10.
Mr.. David Baker, ex congressman from
New j ork. was this morning found dead
in his room. From facts and circumstances
it is supposed that he died suddenly yes
terday while preparing for dinner. He
had previously appeared in his usual
health
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-03-17

1t is expected that Lake Erie will be
open and boats running from Cleveland
Sandusky, and TelsJ;a :. = IL. .e Ss rosss
kirk in tn a.ason and the Lumber win be saw I'd e1
=, - sor this market, and viii be shipped to me a
! reetIy from the Mills. ~
Rls ef Lan - eus - ssdes % short notice.
spo eBoR6H BRISTOL
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-03-17

FROM EUROPE-There have been no less
than four steamers from Europe during
the week, and the telegraph reports are
quite voluminous The dates are to the
lst inst The political news is somewhat
important. In the English parliament,
the ministry had been sustained both Oh
the French treaty and the budget, by de-
cided maj orities, and the whole budget is
likely to pass without material alteration.
An alliance between Austria and Russia
was reported, by which Russia agreed to
guarantee Hungary and Venetia to Aus
tria, but the report is contradicted. The
Italian question is in a fair way of solu-
ton. Austria refuses her consent TO the
proposal of England to let Tuscany, the
Romagna, &c, do as they pleased. and the
French Emperor backs down from his idea
of secularizing the states of the church.
He tells Sardinia she may annex Parma
and Tuscany, but no more, and insists on
adding Savoy to France, as necessary for
the protection of the French boundary
Spain is about concluding peace with Mo-
rocco, on condition of retaining possession
of the conquered provinces, TO which Eng
land objects, and has sent fleet TO the
Mediterranean.
Breadstutis were reported firm, with a
quiet market
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-03-17
Dangerous Illness Of Gov. Bissell.

Gov. Bissell is dangerously ILL., On
Tuesday he was pronounced by his physi-
Clans beyond recovery, and since then no
contrary advices have been received from
Springfield. His disease is inflammation
Of the lungs
New HANPsHIRE ELECTIoN.-An election
for Governor and legislature took place in
New Hampshire on Tuesday. The returns
show that the Republicans have carried
the state by between four and five thou
sand .majority-being small increase on
their majority last year and a falling of
from two and three years ago
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-03-17

A LuSArIc at Newburgh Asylum, Ohio
last week made his escape from that insti-
tuition by cutting hole through the floor
with pair of false teeth, then picking q
lock with pin, and finally cutting out q
window sash and shutter with q ring,
making good his escape. He travelled
about thirty miles on foot, when he was
oyertaken by persons in pursuit and carri-
ed back to the asylum 80 hrs sre7o,.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-03-17

A GENTLEMAN, after passing over the
Michigan Central railroad, informs the De-
troit Advertiser that the growing wheat ne
yer looked better than now
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-03-17

s6REAT PIsroL SHoorING.-Fredk. White
head, in a ST. Louis shooting gallery one
evening last week. shot an apple from the
head Of anothsr gentleman. who stood at
the distance of ten PAGES, The same gen.
tleman stood of ten PAGES and held Sc
ven<pot diamond card in his hand, Mr.
Whitehead, with pistol and ball, shot
f5ye srofe out Of the eAyd
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-03-17

CONGRESS has just passed an act prohibit
ing the circulation of any Bank Notes
whatever in the District of Columbia
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-03-17
LATEST rKox The RIO GRASDE-The fol-

lowing came BY telegraph last evening:
WASHINGTON, March l6.
Nows from the Rio Grande is of more
pacific nature Col. Brown has arrived at
New Orleans from Brownsville, and tele-
graPhed on the 18th to the War Depart
nent, as follows: ~ left Brownsville on
the Sth inst. All quiet on the. frontier.-
Disturbances are believed to Be over, and
Cor,inas has given up the contest TO the
interior of Mexico. Major Heintzelman
has officially reported the war ended.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-03-17

The wheat is reported to be badly injur-
! 1 by freezing out in Sullivan, Pike,
hx, and other counties in the south
stone cut part Of Indiana az. - IN es-.r
| est figure. 4
men in the We. te ~ sii{ III Nf'c3 :. Et'4
| H. large
stoaO On AaA6
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-03-17
War Brewing with Mexico.

Washington dispatches and letter writers
for the last month or two have been full
of rumors about difficulties between our
government and Mexico, and of late these
rumors have assumed so definite a shape,
that something tangible may be gathered
from them. Mexico as our readers are
aware is at present without any govern
ment, or rather, it has two governments
neither of which is able to put down the
other. Miramon is at the head of the
absolutists, and Juarez ofthe Liberals"
Our government has adopted the "policy"
of favoring the Liberals, and has had a
minister at Vera Cruz trying TO "make
something by treating with the Juarez
wing. Juarez is willing enough to sign
treaties of the most liberal sort, but the
difficulty has been, that beyond his sigma
ture he is able to impart to them no other
force or virtue. Meantime bands of Mex
leans have been ravasing American settle
ments on the Rio Grande, and in the int
rior Of the country, the Miramon party
have maltreated American citizens with
out stint wherever they could lay hands
on them.
Texas has been demonstrating with our
government at Washington on this state
of things, and threatening to go to war
with Mexico on her own responsibility, so
long, that the President appears finally to
have decided to do something. An order
hoe tlo Ia ~ opt
! transferring our army in Utth and Califor-
MIA to the borders of Mexico Another
| force has been ordered to the Rio Grande,
with instructions to pursue and take Cor
contemplating the invasion of Mexican
! territory if necessary. And in addition to
this, Mr.. Mclean, our Minister to Mexico,
who is now in Washington, has been Or
| dered back to Vera Cruz intrusted with
discretionary power over the Gulf squad
dron, and with ample authority and in
structicns to protect American citizens and
! property in case of an attack upon the
latter city, as threatened by Miramon.-
We are informed that he is fully empow-
cred for every emergency that may arise. y
Between all these armed demonstrations
how a rupture with the Miramon govern
ment of Mexico can be avoided, is not ca
sy to see. The ball once fairly opened, it
would take Uncle Sam but short time to
unhorse the Miramon party completely
and place Juarez permanently in power,
when the famous Mclean treaty could be
enforced in all its parts, and American in.
huence be established on lasting basis
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-03-17
. MONDAY. Marcls T.

- MONDAY. Marcl. II =
,Ssnofe.-Mr Bright gave notice OF bill
appropriating half million dollars for the
completion Of the capitol extension.
Mr. Mason moved that Mr.. Hyatt be
brought in. Agreed to-
The resolutions offered on Friday were
read, proposing To commit Mr. Hyatt to
Jail until he consented to testify 4 de
bate cnsued after which the resolutions
were adopted-yeas A. nays 10
The senate then went into executive
session, and afterwards adjourned.
Ho,lse-Mr Washburne, of Wis, offered
a preamble, setting forth that the most
shameful frauds had been perpetrated on
the Menominee Indians by designing men
reducing them to utter restitution, and
asking for a select committee to inquire
into the subject, by what authority X W.
Thompson has received $4,000 of their
money.
Mr.. Larrabee desired to offer a rcsolu-
ton to amend so as to call for all the cor
respondencc on the subject. In the course
of his remarks, he said that Mr.. kershaw,
who came here in connection with these
Indians. did so in direct contraventlon OF
the wishes of the interior department.
He thought that the adoption of the reso-
luton by the Wisconsin legislature in one
day by strict Republican vote looked
suspicious.
Mr. Washburne, in reply to a remark OF
Mr. Larrabee, said that the reason why the
latter had not been consulted was because
he was gone to Wisconsin to attend the
Democratic state convention, expecting to
be elected delegate to the Charleston
convention but he did not succeed
Mr.. Larrabee-That is false, sir
Mr.. Washburne-I don't know anything
about it.
Mr. Larrabee-Then you should not
speak on the subject Pea
! Mr.. Washburne-I believe, however, the
gentleman was candidate there, but did
not succeed.
After further proceedings the house re
fused to suspend the rules for the intro
duction of the resolution, by yeas 1l3
nays 60
The homestead bill was taken up ano
passed, la against g.
Mr. Stanton, from the military commit
tee reported bill authorizing the state u
sell at auction the military academy a
Harrodsburg, KY, which passed
! Adjourned tasf
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-03-17

Champomiers statement of the sugar crop,
which shows heavy deficit as compared
with last year The figures compare thus
1890. 1859
Sugar. hhds -. .........22isi2 3d.. 2aG
Moasses. gallons S3s,cc3 24ss.s60
Showing the falling off in sugar of l40-
454 hhds, and in molasses of 1929, 100 gal
Ions. The decrease in sugar in $50 per
cent, and in molasses % per cent
letter published in the Cincinnati Ga
sette, it is estimated that the sugar crop of
Cuba will be IL to 30 e cent. short
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-03-17

STATE OF ILLINOIS, La Sale County, ss.- The Peo-
pie Of the State of Illinois, all whom these pre-
sents may come, and especially to the next Of kin,
heirs at-law, and creditors Of John Murrav, decd.
-GREETING:
w HEKEAS, Richard O'Donnell, executor OF the es-
dering an of his proceedings such executor
and having final settlement, and for that purpose
has made application in the County Court Of La
Sale County for citation to he directed those who
may be interested in said estate We, therefore, re-
qure you to appear before our said court, taws,
in the afternoon II you ut to attend the final
Element of said account.
In testimony Whereof the subscriber clerk Of the
ty court Of La Sale county aforesaid, has hereun-
H. ST. to set his hand and affixed the seal of said court,
Ea1fk at Ottawa, the 18th day Of March, 1860.
p. LINDLEY. Clerk.
mar17-4w* f. l.. HERRICK, Dept.
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NOlice TO Contractors.


SEALED proposals will be received by the under sign
- ed till the first Monday in April next, for building
house for the insane the county The plan anc
specifications be seen at the store OF Jackson
Lockwood where all in Attenuation will be given that y
be necessary. Payment to be made completion o
the job by a order on the county treasury. The
dersigned preserve the right reject any all bids
deemed for the interest of the county.
G. W. JACKSON J S,,,
,, svIVtNTS Gency ( Of the Poor.
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Mariana. Sal,


nEFACLT having been made in payment of GER
IL tain promssory note bearing date the seventeenth
day OF December, 1858 executed by William STAN
.on of Groveland La Sale county State Of Illinois, for
payment to Samuel j. Taylor bearer, nine months az
the date thereof, OF the Of two hundred and
twenty dollars and sixty cents, the payment
of which said promissory note is further secured BY
deed Of trust or mortgage, with power OF sale
therein bearing date Herewith, executed by the
said William Stanton and Ciarissa Stanton his wife.
whereby they conveyed to the undersigned, Samuel
J. Taylor the half OF the north quarter Of
sectian number one, a. in township number twenty
nine COY north, Of range number two ) east Of the
third principal meridian, in the county Of La sae and
State of Illinois, in for ale therein
which said deed Is recorded in the Recorders Office OF
La Sale county Aforesaid in book numb &c Of deeds,
pages a. 49, and SO and application having been made
BY the legal holder OF said note to proceed to
sale Of said premises pursuant to the trusts prov
sions OF said deed.
Puolic notice is therefore hereby given, that shall
Thursday, the 9Th day of April, AID. 1860, at the
hour Of two in the afternoon at the door of the court
house in the city Of Ottawa in said LaSaile county,
sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the
premises aforesaid, with all and singular the
tenements, heredaments privileges, and appurtenan-
thereunto belonging. and all right and equity Of
demption Of the said William Stanton Clarissa
Stanton his wife, therein for the purposes in the said
deed or mortgage mentioned. SAMUEL J. TAYLOR.
p. s. PERLEY, Atty. marl'-3w
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-03-17
A RARE CHANCE

To get . fine Engraving.
Columbus Discovering America.
This is one Of the finest pictures ever got up BY the
Art Union Subscribers will have chance in spien-
did scheme of prses running In value from 30 cts. to
$4,000. Every subscriber will get one gin
Always cali ct the OT7A WA NEWS DEPOT, Poss
f,6fe~ HLock Ottawa, March 10, $780,
Il ORTON's BOOK STORE,
You get nothing good At the Drug Stores. jan29
DURNING YLUID-A pure article.
Il ,Sm VAN DOREN OSBORN.
DAISINS, Figs Prunes. dried Apples and Peaches, in
HI quantities aud u Prices 70 suit the times.
1aFeS VAN DOREN Z OSBORN.
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Laud Warrants Bought and Sol,

YUyHOsE having choice improved farms or desirable
city property for sale, in any portion OF the West
are requested them my register, giving de-
scrptcn, price, terms, &c. have number OF calls
from persons wanting city property and improved
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-03-17
Pretty Sharp for Abe Lincoln.

The contest waged by Abe Lincoln with
Judge Douglas in this State in 1858, cost
Abe pretty roundly in dollars and cents, to
say nothing of labor and breath. But it
was not without its advantages. Abe
reaped from it notoriety which no un-
aided efforts of his own could have given
him, and now he is shrewd enough to re-
imburse himself by turning this to &C
count. Two weeks ago he addressed a
large audience at the Cooper Institute in
New York, at % cts. head, "no money
returned, and children in arms not admit
ted as the Herald has it. Well this paid
quite handsomely, and the entertainment
was repeated at like figure. Thus en-
couraged, Abe next took to the country,
and we hear of him making two bit speech.
es in the country towns OF New York and
all over New England
! Abe is not without other qualities to en-
tcrtain an audience, besides his notoriety
as the man that got whaled by the " Little
Giant" The n Y. Herald says of him
"Our Illinois philosopher belongs to the
school of comical politicians. lie is not
witty like Touchstono, but he has an odd
manner, like Clod, SO people laugh at him
and not with him-a most important dis
tinction"
| Abe knows that things will be a gooG
deal mixed up at Chicago; that there j.
not much chance for him to get the nomi
nation, between Master Seward and Ma
dame Bates, and if he should be nomi
mated there is no great probability that h
will be elected. Consequently he is intro
ducing himself as he goes along-"heds
ing, rs the sporting men call it. 1t is :
good dodge, that of the show politician
and quite characteristic of the Republican
party: they never let chance to make
dollar out of the niger, or anything else
slip through their fingers.