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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-03-01
OTTUMWA SEMINARY,

FENHE 7th term will commence Monday, Nov Goth
u 1889. The instruction will be systematic and
thorough, and every reasonable effort viii he made
to render the institution permanent and worthy Of
patronage. Students win be prepared for College
Professions, Business, or Teaching Tuition will he
per term Of ten weeks, Primary Glass, -; Junior
Class SO senior Glass IS; Latin, Greek. French
Drawing. Painting Water Colors, wax-Frnit. and
Zephyr.work. each, % Oil Painting, IS
Board can be had for about 81 per week.
Students win be received at any time and charged
from the Gate Of entrance.
re. WOODWARD b. Observation-Disclosures and
Natural Sciences.
MRS LIZZIE d. woopwARp-Drawing and French
MISS. r. NJ. vEaSoS.-English Literature
REy. J. NJ. McELRoY, A. M.-Latin and Greek.
REV. s. II. WoRcEsrER.-0il Painting
@. O. CLourMaS, Teacher OF Vocal Music.
0itumwa, Nov. IL, ,59,24tf
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REMovEp.--Betts 4 Woodward have removed to thei
new rooms, opposite the Ottumwa House.
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While Congress is providing that call mat
ter carried BY mail shall be paid for" it would
DO well to provide also that all which 10 paid
fpr shall b carried.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-03-01

TNAKEN UP by Alexander Simpson AZ his residence
in Rchland tow iship, two estrays lone Steer Of
dark red color with star in the forehead, white on
the belly AID TAIL other marks about years old
last spring. The other roam Heifer, with crop OF
OF the right and swallow fork In the left ear nc
other marks one year old last spring The Steer APP
praised Sl3 The fteifer appraised at ~. by sam
uel Hayden and Thomas iardesty before Joshua lar
shall, Justice of the Peace.
JOSEPH HAYNE, County Clerk.
Jan. D, lS6o-n3s-ll-Sm BY d. q. Mitchell, Dept.
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To pubsi~hers...The subscriber has for sale
the following sizes of News Printing Paper, TO witt
22xS2; 22x34; Pixie; and 25x3I, which he can afford
at about Burlington prices Publishers West Of Of
tumwa send by teams coming to the Railroad, at
avery trifing expense, and can order often. Pab-
fishers who may desire TO purchase Of will please
advise me promptly, stating quantity and size wanted
Terms, cash or rags on delivery.
w. NORRIS,
OrrUNwA, Feb. 1, 1860. Courier Office.
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ESTRAY FIILEY.

UVAKEN UPby Joel J. Bradshaw, at his residence
Il In Pleasant township. wapeIio county, Iowa, on
the 9Th day Of November 1852 one Blood Bay Pilley
the forehead and snip the nose. Appraised At S25
before 8. @. whiteman, Justice Of the Peace.
JOSEPH HAYNE, County Clerk
Dec. s, tsso-nSeIl8m.
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RAILROADS.

Burlington & Missouri II. II. h.
, 1860-09-21

Phil. uoyrc, NJ i. Tuiey a7d q score Ct tie
Democratic li!e-1ea1efs #ers husr rs naIlt1s
Yesterday, amerg tho Daug:asises, urging th'.m
to co nc out ana vote tho Wentworth ticket at
the Republican primary elections Tomorrow.
Tie arsuu ueu,s employed by tlcse fellows TO
induce their party l1iends 10 nuke rush on
the R:publicsn meetiass we.e, first, 'sa. " ep'-
yorth's nomination will hs :,s gool as one
veto secured agai1s: Trutns,ull; and second,
that it will be ~ erd .zsey.cat ly lie ]:epu1'-
3ieans Of Cook couEt7 Vi the repeated de-
caaratioa il tho Cnisago Democrat that
Lincoln il in favor of making oil tie
al1 the States lrec by Federal iater!cfcnce,-
which, thsy gag, will bo as good as ten tecn-
han3 vo:rs for Douglas il Illinois aud Tie zane
1um3cg in 1ndia-a. Taesa potent appeals
have had their effect among tie pro-slavery
rabh,c, a2l concerted plan has bten arranged
to make drive at the Republican ballot
bo1as tomorrow. List evening, having
learned ,la. MEASURES had been taken Ia pre-
won't the wlelesals voting Of 1risbmcn 4. tlse
Republican primaries, word WIS sent out that
that class OF Dsmo2rats had better abstair
from the experiment uolesa they can srcsl
English rcry plain. But all Others Of tha
faith were urged to come out en 7nosse and
vote the Wentworth ticket. l.ook out fo
thenf
, 1860-09-21
The Unfted States Fair.
fCe..u pondence of ihe New Yosk Tiues.1

CisclsxArI, OAtc. 7hursdar, SEPT. II 1870.
The area of ground which is euelcsed BY
t.n foot fence, for tbc Eighth Annual Fair of The
United Ssa.es Agricultural Society. is IS exten-
sire as that Of EaaY an Eastern farm. Gfea.
societies must make colossal preparations, aad
have extraordinary spuce to work IN Ant htnc3
it wan theught BY the Cincinnati people that the
aix,y acres Of thc tEottsnY park was none too
tsx1e far the E4tiapa1 Agricultural Show. It
nee1nY, however, "a it they had allowed about
twenty acres mora than YVES requisite, Tor as the
ureat txpanse Of tue ti<id makes it necessary 10
11fare ygrioua "halls," tents, and sheds far
ssnart. to preserve the harmony Of proportion,
rfsitors are compelled to make Sabbs1h days
;nn1ners from one to the other departments.
Thcre il y further disadvantage IN having
.<rornds 60 extenaiTe. It makea really lnrge
st;sr1ov Of contributions seem rnesgfe. and \
erosEJ of ten thousand visitors are lost 10 ccn..
nnta.inn. Thus, no doubt, it has happened TO-
d.v int persons Of iittle experience in ta,r'
going supposed that there were not more toan
= thousand OF flteen hundred people On toe
grounds, whereas the gate rece'Pls pfose 'nat
there must have been eight thousand
| There il 10 ESQ in conrealing the Iaes na%
cinein0an has Eot dozc 50 well as Ch1cagos a.
beit she il tho very heart of the gFeAtest stoek
region OF sae country, aud lar ahead oi the Gas-
Den City in runher and csps:'ty Of macalne
ahopx I'D factories. The stock stables here
contain, y 10 true. large number Of tne eol'
Intls, and sone Of tho very beat horses in the
country IRE wshlnR 70 comIakte o1 thn splendid
forty foot milo track; hut We look In vain fo}
the quality OF horses which were seen 1t LouIs'
vil1e, Or the numbers which thronked ths ring.
, 1860-09-21


The Urinary rasts e vi lbe ttla on Saturday.
day of September follows II: In IL. stEa! Ward" cf
chea-o r. III viii te OPT ned at UT oiok r. ~ a1a cst.
time ,en til eghs O'Clock NJ nt tbo following nafed
p1Aos:
In TIE J3wu ff YLrcEe, ri the houte CT fede1%& ~
mold in Eatt Wheeling IN 1s:e. It ssak 1oF1ooth'.
sehoo ouse aad In tie elnsnk 1oa u TIC County al
Tie uyaa pl4c oflud NJ 4, ctius 1t two oI'eE r. "
exea the Toxp OF Eransor, wlcrc t:r Ictt's Will tt
he'd II tic nc1poIds' uouze. ii ~ &c oek. TN.
Ttes,ye.al Nara aud Tos cownstee-. - airst".o'e
wlc the r4!na.y etaga ostcs aa-act as Judges Of
el.clcu tle:tat-
TIE Cozu,tee f,her ,eeormepd s!a' The ct;cgnes to
1he County Ccuvr2tiou She Cay aSd f:on
,he Town. a. Meth CEc.eo South Chicago md West ch'
caeo bc empowered b. tick respective Wards And Io~rs
70 nopInats Ward and Town ussvis r. and tuch oer
Te~n ocers to :e chosen At TIC general q eton.
GEO. ScuNEfttEK,
Julius WHITE,
lrrhEE Il xfES,
fNEyE'st r TtfT}I.
+, :. ntLLfAMo.
Nll.tI1M WilNAN,
II. kEINiEut:.
Cu,.k C'~uiJ CeitE.l Ctai tnsfe
CuitASq Se.t +alcr Ill les.
, 1860-09-21
Suicide OF Relative Of John b.
Cough.

Charles Waitcoub, Of Bolton, farmer, com
mittei suicide IN BoJlston, between 10 and y
o'clock yeeterdsy, under circumstances Of &
mournful character. Hehad been suffering IN.
der I'D attack Of typhoid fever, but hed nearly
recovered bis ph! !sicat health, though Ills rea'
son seas ttiii much affected. he was ers1ding
Cough, his brother in.law, and. eluding the r,g-
ilauce Of lis friends, escaped from the hcu:e 10
shallow BODY Of water not far distant, where
his Afe.ess body vas found short time after.
wards. Some four or dre weeks ago, L. Whit.
comb, brother Of Charles. met with violent
death on the railro5d ct Patterson, n j., by in
cautiously stepping from IN engine willis 10
motion. Charles was affected by The event, and
hsd expressed tia purpose or fear Of dying in
the same wav. lie wax ~ell c!rcumstaaced ID
lsfs, nnd leaves a wife and re children. Tic
double bereavement falls heaFily on the esilms"
be family Of Mr, Cough asd their relatives.
, 1860-09-21
A FuQuv Incident

L funny little incident occurred at tue debate
between Dunn and Daily at little town II bar
tho9omew count, NOT long ago. wach sill bear
telling While Dunn was speaking, Daily went
I'll and Rat d0wa Oh the root Of e tree near ny,
AEd accidentally eat down On something which
broke il lis pocket. Some Of the boys noticed
thai lie es'peered to be xezy uneasy, but sup
posed it was only the effect Of Dumas speech.
Eu; in little while he got up ard clipped oil,
as be shouGht, anperceived, to ~ adjacent corn:
field to empty his pocket. The boys watched
him, aad when he came ou. Of the tield and took
his seet agrin, they vent in, found the p1nce
where be had been, and there, upon the GROUND,
the fragments Of bo::Ee. wet and smelling
strong al whisky. They vent back to tie
cfowd, taxing soDe OF the sweet scented pieces
Of the bottle, mud told thej5ke. It gotta every
body's ears. II last Da,jS heard thxt bis ca:aa.
trophe was s matter Of coamoa notoE1ety, tnd
as soon ~ he got up to speak be apolog'zsd fog
j: by stating that hs had been sick. and csrrjed
uvial Of medicine with him, aad it was that vial
which had been broken. Cnlortnnately for th'a
explanation the thing Was no. Q vial, the liqaor
was ~hisky, and one Of bis friends, . docsor, had
previously assured The. crowd that it was butter
milk-I1di1n19oLis Journal.
, 1860-09-21

in one Of the volumes, aud took it for granted
that the whole library was incendiary in char
acter, and forthwith burnt them in front Of the
school house door. This took place in & pre-
cinct where there are bat ttoo Republican
voters. The marching under 1somaa Catholic
cross ns was done atSalem lately. and the cir
cumstance above referred to. look rather suspi.
cious in this enlightened Protestant country.
Yours, OBSERVER
, 1860-09-21

at Chicago. In the machinery and implement
departments there is, Of conree, a great display
and where will you tind this great American
specially unfairly represented at our ftirs =
and some machines arc possessed 1t peculiar
m.ri.. This tables in The tenta for flowers and
fruits are altogether bare as yet, for no contIi
basiaas will be received until aext week, bat by
"Wednesday or Thursday ne1t visitors here will
sec one Of the finest, If not the very best, dis
playa Of these bcnutiful and attractive artic(eS
ever nede in America. So ray the men il au-
tbpritv.
, 1860-09-21

The telegraph brings .he news TINT ths grcnt
6llibuster !e4dcs, VIM Walker, th> "sre,-
eyed man Of destipy," las becu thot hy tie
Honduras Government. If ever p:oT.snGs,
pluudcriag pirate deserved that fhte, !: ~ss tie
dllibuster Walker. IL vas au cutla~ and
pro-slavsry rropagandst lie msdo var upon
unodendiug people for The purpose CT convert
ing their soil into Stare ter1itosy- IN bis aaas
the Democracy have los! one Of their repFesen
tatire men, ard elicirg ornament asd pillar IN
their Church.
, 1860-09-21

Editors Pss.. Ind Tribune:
IL almost erc,y Newspaper ca which I lay my
hands, something Is raid aooct The censns o.
Chicago; and in every instance our inere1se is
set do.n ct "nea1ly 400 per cent" 9his is an
error. Our increase since 1850 hes not been
quite 600 per CRIT; enough, certainly, to eaisfy
any cue; and more thau sny other American
citr Of equL size ever gained il 70 short pc
rioJ. Eren nroekIyn has hardly ever gained
more than a00 per cent. in my ten years. It is
about three times as large per centsgc aswas
showo. for the sauc Fe.;od, by Milwaukee,, De
trcit, Cleveland, or Buffalo; and it may be some
consolation to our st. Louis neishbors to know
that it was almos. three times as large ss their
rate Of increase.
Nevertheless, our f,crensc MAS not quite 900
per cent. The facts are these In 1880 VIC had
os,c2o people; this year re hare 10o, ,4eo--gain
S0,s0o-a fraction moro than 2S2.3 per cent.
Those wlo fall into the "neasIy 400 per cent
error, do 50 BY reckoning cur entire preseEt
population us increase. We lere now about
! fur times rs many people as we had in 1s50-
| in exact figures, $50 to every 100 we then had
| But our gain has only been the difference he
tween these Plumbers. In plain English, STt
certainly have not, since 1850, added to cur pop
! ulatioo tba inhabitants We already had in 1850.
| Iwould not 30 particularly al;u6e to this mat
ter. did not feel suse that some 9hicago I'd
| .ni.er III Milwaukee OF St. Louis will atumbl
| upon the truth, as the COW stumbled upon th
hare, szd then, Is in duty bound, proclaim tha
| xxe fnre be m r1a:riav A1 Increase 50 per cfns
, 1860-09-21

Two FAt:Euoopa.-As story was pedd'ed about
the streets yesterday BY some oyer, Jealous
friends Of John Wentworth, that Mr. Ogden
was desisous Of Withdrawing as candidate fer
State Senstar. The re1ort is false and nea
CARED out Of whole cloth. Mr.. 0zdea has TO
intention to withdraw his naue, bat will SUBJ
NIT 10 the Republican County Convention, in
good faith.
Another equally false report, told by the same
psddleEs. was 10 the effect that Sfr. sdeu wants
! t. decline in Weu.wor:h's favor for Senator,
| and be o candidate for Representative from the
Ninth District. Mr. Ogden is not III the habit
! of playing second fiddle to Mr. w., nor IL he
| this man to enter into sny such har~rin md sale
[ afEauRement.
, 1860-09-21
POLITICAL RECORD OF DOUGLAS
New Beauties and More OF ,En:

The Republican State Central Committee
have been induced BY the extraordinary de-
msnd for their cawpa!gn document entitled the
Political Record Of Stephen a. Douglas On
the Slavery Question" {5o. coo copies having
been called for within three weeks after iss Is.
sae) to order tbs printing Of third edition,
with several new and curious extracts from Mr.
Douglas public tarauguss. Tbs whole docu-
ment has been revised End rcsrranged By the
Secretary of the Committee, and the new mat
ter has been inserted in ita chronological order.
II. table Of contents Of the new edition il ~
follows:
PART T1.-ANTtSLAyERY-1.A Nj. Douglas sadeav
to psoh!b. slavery IN States; T. III dtssi~y astfs
tie poter Of Eoagres to vottfn e 1eF'itFies; ia It.
gasta the Mls.ouai Coppsoaise "sared Thing t.
He Awnzdstse glory ottse Missouri Coprom'se 10 aensy
Gay t. lie believes il not unjust to the Suth to e1'
eludo s17esy from the Territories; 6. lie avotaes The
'lsrepfe.sblc Contct" and The ultimate extinction OF
tI4vey; lie b*lisses thsr Corers.s uaT Ekhu7 c1-
tInde tlses, banks a1d.pt spill from The Territories
?. A1tslasty Resolutions Tic Iaos Legislature; 10.
Ar Doasas endor es the Ne.oul11rs H. He hor&h: the
Ntscufi Ccmprom1e should have betu extended 10 tie
Pacific. II. ue Gays the tpFt # s no1Ane.t eoa-
&e-tioaty or9n~ei to sdssry; 13 Aa believes II the
~Hster Law" II. Slavery In New Aexeo-Ar. uauklaa
ol.aons thereon in 1850; Il. The thste Nebraska His
PART Il.-rRO.>LAVEKf.-1. "Fopulas sover-
.r,tv- ..e6oon shown hr If, D,uz1,.> Eee
md. r,e vote, ,wo rourlr sover.en:;.3 3. liz dces
ue.,,.nf ou+s.;on f,r ihe sahreraa souts:
xh,,+hp Su,rene Can't erttet. e. po,n,s
,r+,,. ,e~..io, n, no.,,,. .na,,..x III. v,l. dec,
tIon g. He te.ves th4t the rights Of the peaps Of The
T+,,, .,e,, IN ...rr,-r.~a Tie ar. tat .,rt
ac recognized p1ope:y by tie cons at1oa; TO- lie
ssa. =, u1. t.. =. n,t,ass ~ dn :, N. n,r,,,x.
p'p1 - -.... =, 11 ,..,
,.,'". u ,o:,. hov N r,,-x
ou sr;reue Gut Sovereignty; 13 Hesut,ery ep; o.ea
t, "squater sovesesay; ID. Ia repzd:aes TesstoEis
se'erssnas a'o L. qussnon wa:sa nc VIA 20. ana"e.
49,, saHs c,as. "a IT. IN hnr Eua, ,nto
Tue Union without havlps her Con submitted se
peoples 20. He defends ahe Border Ku 1ns Of Missouri; ri
deesFesthe b'sas u hansas 10 sa's been
~ st.t. nts s.n,,oz sumn.r mid ~ sr do.
a. 11s yisdle.e, David Il. A,ehlon; s II. .rsnk.
Senator Tumbull Is s.aor as ali traitors should b
Auns; 70: ne eneoE' TIE Lveomp'on cas'au.oa IN Al.
s,.s al, ~ ,sss,xs -, 49, i.
u see .rda1ee with tic laes Of Ci,sGz on mi Christian
H5; - lie doutc1e whether sise:y Ii s':s: Gown o:
voted up; u. lie osss taat s!VeIy shou t1lo:e7es'
ST. H r'ys m<Fe" rite" Of L'sr'"n7 ne rsft ~
tie p:raetmltion n Sar~t4 s., He thlkt Sare:y =
rncre question "f coss Ind csnt.; H. A> "'y. &e a.
t"'ag "as n9"4,f' nc e,'."a" y .,1s,a o. -. sSss
~ -, .So. y. ~. 0.;,r.,r =, ,ss s.r.t.
r.1,y c,,un.,xe: u. Mr. uou-,s |. tie, D.
u.'ou; 81. 5s. n7s.s :s7uaAits tie se::oa Law: 81
NJ nonsssse;s via. repu!af Sovereignty" las d'ne
, 1860-09-21

HALF FArE.--Tho St, Louis, Alton l. Chicago
Railway Company. will iesue tickets at half
fare to St. Louis, during The fair il that city,
which commences On Monday and continues
during the week
, 1860-09-21

Ecitns pfes ana Tribune:
There is 1nau in this city who is Mayor. lie
isra'd 1tn dollars per dar, SUNDAYS lucluded,
tn attend to the lus;e: OF tAe cticc. lie is
drawing larger s.;a:y THAI any otLer city Of
ficer. but he wants to lie State Senator aiso.
When eIcc!ed Mayor, he so1eu1utJ pledged nila-
self to b candidate for no other Office during
the official term of bis 1:u, orally.
Last errips hs WAS candidate for Mayo:, e
h= evowed, fer tue sole purpose Of preventing
any ore else C.om gettiag the ofIice who would
use its patronage md ir6neues IS the means OF
climbing iato a-other ofice. People ware
gu1ied into beliesingh hin. But be now spits in
their faces and Iaug us at their verdaucy.
In vio1ation Of his pledges, he il employing
the patronage and influence Of tie Ms.era.tg
10 dr3gonn men inlo his support for unotkfr
oflice! Ills police arc direet:d to nsg!ec. ta. If
p...per Gusits in o7der 10 etecsioneer for him.
lo pays tless policemen TOR time thus mis-
spent thc tsx,p4ye ers or thas}ot1ice teeker7
10 get ia.o The Scaate, he luveats IN issue
aod :.lis it County REFORM 49, fees -. sAn-
,isr." liz charges that every man not tor him
| in preferences 70 N1n. B. Ogden is tax-eater
! a1': id favor cf high ea'a-;es: Dn. by what
| authority dces he maze this issuey Az veil
nnnnsed "a lis ha,dinS tno T hi y h otiscs de- at one
ttp, =
""' III. -, vun,,ro-t1, ,<.r,,as that t:,aer ;a !,
- 1;et .,ia.;as ,ou oad nn,ossd y, sca,nc11
Re knosinsIY asserts f1lsehuod. Mr. o 5dcu
w.. ~: 10y st Il, 49, .,,a". ~" as tIu, ,u,,ch
*.,nr ;,s n nneascs 10 .sH 40 us ,rsn ,ho
t'as .'hn,,t H.. 40 pAso'' - >''' N''N''
Ioou. y ~, n'..s aas,, T.. draw t,a ua.or
ooh -g ~ fs aes.s !" usek -Ae 49,, i..:s.
~ ~. :; a,'ss . at ,,a H. - ~" ,.n.1t., III
| tars d fo<et 1or attending TO thoe9 out es.
, 1860-09-21

- By the recent decease ot Mr. Nalder-
grave, N English millionaire. Senator j. Nc
Lsod Murphy Of New York city becomes heir
TO fortune Of over haaf million OF doiaars.
Mr. Wa,dergrave, who was deacendant Of one
Of tte oldest families in -Eagtand, died possea.
sed Of $1,000 900, which is 10 be equally disided
among twelve ef his nearest relatives, the Sen
atQr named being one Of them.
, 1860-09-21

EHAE
Resolves 10 devete h, :cS 10 trotssIon-The rFes
Jertla {apvass Ilsu--t4p4ced IN the Electoral ket
-fisst Coatest& wAo |. us1As-The Law A&asn-Sona
nf Llnc sins chata:c. ta~yef-fits Aatraxt-:
TIE CANVASS Of t-@--t- slu pissed on The Electoral
J-ket1nscutsons ~ calhoun tot Kansas nosotlety)
-llIs Nneseh on thR Ta4lE-SpeeShGS IL lEIt214%
, 1860-09-21

- Senator pugh Of Ohio calls Abraham
Lncpln " a tenth. rate lawyer and stump-speak.
passe7, and jastly, as veEY able man. but. it a
h,enlh.rste lawyer aud stump speaker" were
able 10 press bin at eli points IN argument as
hard Is Lincoln pressed him in the great ILL.,
neis canvass Of 1858. he certainly wouldn't be
entitled to muck consideration for hts ability
Lauirrf;k .EluraaL
, 1860-09-21

Doors AND EHoRs.-Ne would call the sttea-
ton Of The trade to the advertisement Of
Messrs. Pearson & Dana, bat they are so well
know1 that any communication from us would
be wholly superduous,
, 1860-09-21

WELL CAyEo IN At ApnlAx-MAS k1LIEn--
MoEnSrCL pAR1lcrLAus.-Ms have just learned
1hat Il well cavea ia at Adrian yesterday, bury
ins man VIZ & ilsd teen o e1sssaang i, neneash
dent number Of people collected mad con-
mencsd to dig ir search Of The sufferer. They
proceeded rapidly with the work, md had ar.
rived within two feet Of him, 30 that they could
coaEerte with him, when, unfostnnatelttp ptbs
H Sc l6 fl EsH fEae ssenesh ~ ose1whem
iug pile Of earth. The rcscuers continued their
work most in nfefa.igabty until midnight, at which
line tEey 1euched the dead body OF 1hs unfortu.
nate man. Nc kzrs not learned his narne.-
TT Trfbun<
, 1860-09-21

F1aE-The alarm between six and fereu
o'clock this morning, was caused by the burn
Ing of an uuoccupIed tmo story dwelling house
Oh the Milwaukee Plank road, abort distance
above Chicago avenue. TIE lcsa was about 5000.
The FIRE pras tho work Of IN iucendiar1
, 1860-09-21
From WaAhln Etoll j.

WASHINGTON Sept. la. 1:ao.
TIE CASE or TEE ALLEGED sLArE TRADERS.
Quite humber Of seizures ol resst]s ]ssNspecs.
ed oil being stayers hare recently been made by
Inc Eederai authorities il New York and ot5er
c,,;es. sud tue PARTIES owning 1he haid ressels
have h7ousht TO the attention et the secretary
Of the Treasury fhcts connected with tue selz'
ures erd arc asklrg him TO discharge them. On
the grcuud that the vessels arc not slasers, but
a,e engaged IN lawfal commercial enterprises.
The Secretary will not interfere unless il can
be stowu to be clear case Of unlawful seizure,
as he is yery bitter asainst the inlqultous Stare
trade, ind IL Ge.srmlned it possible to brrak
itup.
AWARD OF the PACIFIC TELEGRAPH CONTRACT.
In Cabinet council to day /: was decided to
give the contract fer bui'dng = e telegraph Hne
10 the Pacific to sho lowest bidders, Messrs.
lisrraon l. Ctark, Of Detroit. who nGree to con-
e,ruc: :be Inc for ,wenty, Eve ,Lousand dollars.
The Sccretarr OF the Treasury taaintains that
according to the bill as paaaed by Congress, he
had no oihcr alternative hus to award ii 10 tha
| lowest bidder.
] 4 uestion haring been raised, that the guar.
| aatee, under the recent proposals., should be
eauxl to the cost Of constructing tho Pacific
| telegraph line, The Cabinet, to-day, it is said
| DECIDED that there was 10 Executive discretion
| - the lar prpvides thnt no contract shall be
made until The lice ahall be in actual operation
and tie fu!6Iment Of which be guaranteed, G:
in the caee Of bids for mail contracts also thai
tue Lowest offer for the nse IF such telegraph
ela!l be accepted, under those specified cocdi
tons. J. H@,mon. Of Detroit, a before stated
u ,he lowest bidder. II IL expected that u de
c;siou will be officially ANNOUNCED to uos1or.
Tie Prea.dent has re.sppuinted Postmaster
Lemon and Groves, at respectively Laporte an
| ].oeautport, Inoiana; and resnored Nuliken
| rastmasser Of 1'aducab, Kentucky, and up
pointed John C. Noble in his place.
, 1860-09-21

FREScu Consulate IN CulcAGo.-A FEench
Consulate has been established in Chicago and
II. R..in d'E!peux. has bsea designated by his
Government as the representative Of It's inter-
ests in th1s distant city Of the West.
, 1860-09-21

NoRAl yAIrg OF ksowLEpGE OF F10uaEs.-
4 cuunty court judge il Eax'aud, Of very la:ge
experience emons tie people Of a poor district,
sass: II hare frequently remarked in my court
tta: wish coa1a impress upon att persons
tee opinion which entertain, that the greatest
eontr.hul;en to the morals Of The population
which could be nude, wcuid be X owtedgc oi
G.,ures. It would aid the poorer classes in &C.
onon':z:ng their expenditure. msks their deal
ires more honest, and save she.n from IN enor-
ncus amount Of imnnEitiop."
, 1860-09-21

l'oTA1o Kor on THE Hupsoy.-Tne recent
heavy rams huve caused the potatoes TO rot in
n,artt cauuties On the Hudson. Whole fields,
containing six, eight and ten acres, in Colum-
bia countF. are entirely de:troyed, or nea1ly
a., and ia other oaaes thay arc 20 far gone 1ha.
it will not pay to dig thcm. In Sullivan coan.
". also. the po:a:oe. ere nearly oil destroyed:
nang Of tte farmers are diggia,: them for feed.
ing. Oats hare also been Considerably dam
aged b7 tue prolonged wet ~eathss.-&tso Tori
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