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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-11-30
Council Proceeding s.

NoeemLer, 10th, 1851.
Regular meeting. Present-Mayor Cheever;
Aids. Butler, Walters, Gridey, Drew, Dow, Stat.
terry, Nit,chelm and StackpOle.
Minutes of last two meetings read and approx ed
Communication from X Montgomery, Complain.
ing of the ditch in tpnt of his lots i'll Madison ST.
aud asking the city Qounll to cause the same to be
repaired 80
On motion of Nits chelm. referred to street and
alley committee with power to act.
Petition of George Ingerso, asking the city
council to grant hlm the privilege Of erecting a
building for manufacturing purposes, over the
Spill, in Mill street, east side of Columbus st.
On motion of Drew, petition received and prayer
granted.
Petition of Sebastian Eberhsrd, asking The CITY
Council to allow HIM to construct rOadway on
the Forth side OF the present road way in Court new
street IN such manneras to enable him to get ON
to his lot ca It of State st.
On MOTION OF Nitschelm, petition received and
refer red to street and alley Committee
Petition of P. Donahue, asking for a liquor Ii
cense, presented.
On motion OF Butler, petition was received and
prayer granted by petitioner paying sixteen dol
lars for the balance Of the municipal year.
Petition of NJ. Written, in behalf of Undine fire
Co. No. 2, asking the city Council to purchase the
balance OF the hose belonging to SAID Company at
its cost, to enable said company to make the paw
msnt now due on said engine.
Stout moved to receive said petition and grant
the prayer thereof.
Drew moved to amend by referring the matter
to special committee to ascertain ut what price
SAID U. dine engine can be purchased for and to
report at next meeting of the city council
Ayes and nays called for
AYEs-Walters, Drew, Butler, Clancy Slatterv
and Nitschelm-6
NArs-Gridley, Stout Dow and Stackpols-4.
Carried.
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Circuit Court.

During the past week the following
cases have been disposed of:
Tie People vs. Norman Penoyen-Indicted
for incest Verdict, Not guilty.
a special Grand Jury was convened on
Monday, for the purpose of indictiug coun-
terfeiters and robbers already in Jail.
They found four indictments after a ses-
sion of two days, and were discharged.
The case of Nothan IppleJee VS. Noses
Run.ney is now being tried. This is
case where Applebee purchased horse of
Rumney, which plaintiff insists had the
CHAMBERS at the time of purchase, and after
having him in his possession he took the
CHAMBERS himself from the horse, and
therefore brings suit for damages. The
case commenced Monday noon, and wit
nesses are still being examined Gray,
Bushnell Il Rice for plf, Glover, Cook x
Campbell for deft.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-11-30
CAIRO.

Although the news from Cairo during
the week wears its usual placid aspect,
there is no doubt but preparations are
going forward that import important
movements from that quarter. feet is
now concentrating at that point, consist
ing of eleven gun-boats, mounting over
hundred heavy guns, thirty-eight floating
batteries of a 64-Columbiad each, and IS
river steamboats,.
There are already one hundred and six
ty-four pieces of cannon at Cairo, none Of
which are less than 80 Founders, and over
a hundred tons Of ammunition have al
rived, and more is still arriving.
These, with the apparent heavy massing
of troops now going On at that point, can
indicate but one thing-a movement upon
Columbus. So well are the rebels salts fed
that such q movement is in the wind,
that the utmost alarm exists at Memphis
Accordingly, they are sending III all di-
-ections for re Inducements to Columbus.
Capt. Hollins, with his musquito navy has
been ordered up from New Orleans, and
al the available militia from Tennessee
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War News of the Week.
IN AND ABOUT WASHINGTON.


The dispatches from Washington during
the week have been unusually voluminous,
yet contain very little worthy OF special
note. They relate largely to the forth
the contents of which are attempted to be
foreshadowed. The report of Secretary
Cameron, it is said, viii excite most at
tention, as he will recommend the freeing
hands of such as choose to fight for the
Union. He will support this by prece-
dents, strong argument, dc.
THE military operations have been unu-
sually devoid of incidents around. Washing
ton. But MISREPRESENTATION of speedy
forward movement becomes daily conf
dent The World correspondent of Nov.
%, bases his predictions upon the follow
ing signs
l. Gen. McClellan's request to the Pay
smaster-General that the bi-monthly pay
ment might be hurried through, as he
wishes to get his soldiers away from this
vicinity
-
esness, such as granting passes from Nc
Clellan's Adiutant General Williams) to
the office of Provost Marshal. This was
done on Friday.
j. The completion of massing and or
gaming the divisions across the river.
t. Hurrying all the artillery and inl-
mense quantities of subsistence and am
munition to the outpost region.
And adds "No1 need not he SURPRISED
if the army should begin its forward
movement as early as Tuesday morning,
or. # an artillery fight should commence
before the end of the week.
The repel blockade Of the Potomac is,
as far as any important results are con-
cerned, failure. Over two hundred
small vessels have passed the batteries
during the last three or four weeks.
There seems to be the best authority
for the statement that the rebels have two
or three regiments of blacks among them
at Manassas, armed and drilled; and that
another black regiment is being formed
at Winchester
The main body of the rebel army is still
at Centreville and Manassas, some 10000
strong, with from 10000 to 100000 more
lying in an arc of which the Potomac is
the cord, from Quantico to Wincester 1t
is very certain that few, if any of their
forces have been withdrawn in conse-
quence of the operations of our fleet on
the southern coast.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-11-30

TAX on DoGs-At the September sss-
sion of the Board of Supervisors of this
county capitatinn tax of one dollars was
levied on every dog owned IN the county.
By circular just issued by Mr.. STEBBINs,
Country Treasurer, we observe that this
tax is directed to be merged in and COL
iected with the other taxes, SO that it will
be impossible for person to discharge
the lien on his real and personal estate by
paying all other taxes and emitting the
dog tax. The county tax for the current
year is 81 mills on the dollar for oraiLary
county purposes, | mill fer war purposes
and 81 dollar head on each dog, for road
and bridge purposes.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-11-30

A PosT OFFICE AT PoRT RoYAL-We
learn that the Postmaster General has di
rec,ed post office to be established at
Port Royal, Beaufort district, South Carao-
lima, and has taken immediate measures
for the appointment of a postmaster at
that point The Importance of this mea-
sure may be Judged from the fact that the
late steamer arriving at New Y k brought
no less than fifteen thousand letters, j.
H. Seals is already performing the duties
of postmaster, but undor military appoint
ment; and it appears by letter from him
that, at tho last advice, he was fitting up
his post office Letters for Port Royal
must first be sent to the city of New York
whence they will be sent to their destina-
ton by Government vesseL-i,atiOnakI In.
tellgencer'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-11-30

GENERAL SCoTT's MlssroX-The Boston
conier, aliudiug to his visit TO Europe,
says " We believe that General Scott has
taken this summary departure in order to
serve his country abroad. From his great
reputation, both civil and military, his long
and eminent public service his unsuIlied
patriotism and the public familiarity with
his name and character in EUROPE, he was
the fitting person to proceed Oh kuch ser
vice, and we doubt not that from these
very considerations he would haye more
real influence in Europe than any number
OF diplomatis:s
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-11-30
Congress.

The regular session of Congress COM
mences on Monday next, so that by Tues
day or Wednesday we shall probably have
the Presidents Message. 1t is needless to
say. this document is looked for with in
tense interest. Although the general policy
of the government with reference to the
present rebellion is well understood, and
it is easy to foresee that the financial eX-
hibit of the message will be such as to
bring us to an oppressive realization OF the
vastness of our national expenditure; there
are still other points about which the ma
tional apprehension is not so clear, and in
which the interest is no less intense
The message, for instance, is expected
to solve the great problem as 10 what the
administration in this war, propose to do
with the immaculate niger. Hitherto
the treatment of this subject by the "pow-
ers that be- at Washington has been a
riddle. The position of the President him
self, SO far as his acts have gone, has been
plain enough. His modification of the
Fremont proclamation, and his repeated
declarations that this war is not to destroy
slavery but to restore the constitution.
have placed him tangibly on the record ;
but is he backed up by his cabinet, and
will he be backed up in his position by
Congress-these are very different ques-
tions.
The position taken by the present Con-
gress at the extra session-in the confisca-
ton act then passed-on the subject of the
negro was about this,-that slaves coming
within the lines of the American army be
longing to Union men should be returned {;
If belonging to traitors, they were to be
coniiscated-put to work or set free. Now
that, in the eyes OF the great body of abo-
litionists and republicans in the north such
position on this question was entirely too
lkand watering may well be supposed
Slavery at this rate would 20 through the
war almost untouched, while the faycr.te
idea of most Of them is, that TIE war is
waged almost wholly for the destruction Of
the institution.
The clamors of the abolitioniets against
this congressional policy have therefore
naturally been not only unceasng, but
have not been without effect at Head
Quarters At least one member of the
Cabinet-Mr. Secretary Cameron-has APP
parently joined their ranks, and talks
glibly not only of setting all the slaves free,
but of putting arms in their hands and
asking them to help kill their masters to
crush the rebellion.
The adoption of such policy, it is clear,
would be to change entirely the originally
declared object of the war To restore
the constitution" means simply to leare
slavery where it ia business of local
regulation by the states bu. to declare IN
favor Of universal emancipation and arm
ing the negro, would be equivalent to
declution in favor of the setting aside the
constitution wholly-in favor of a total
disintegration of the present Union, with
the views of building up on its ruins a
new and very different government. No
wonder, then, that the public curiosity TO
see the Presidents message, and TO sovle
the great problem whether the President
has been won over to these new and start
ling views, is intense.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-11-30

EuRoPE.-European dates are to the 18th
The leading items of news are the death
of the King of Portugal at the age of %
he is succeeded by his brother, the Duke
of Oporto; and the defeat of $1,000 Rus
slams in battle with the Circassians The
British portion of of the Mexican expidi-
ton left on the 18th inst. A Spanish pro-
tectorate over Mexico is mentioned as
probable. Synopses are furnished to the
recent speeches of Lord Palmerston and
VIM l.. Iancey, and of the comments OF
the press on the speech of Minister Adams.
Breadstuffs were quite and steady.
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From FORTRESS MONROE.

Matters about Fort Monroe have been
quite bustling during the week. Large
numbers Of troops have been arriving
there, and temporary quarters are prepar-
ing for some 10000 in all What it all
means nobody can tell, but over at Nor
folk they expect an attack, and the Rich
mond Dispatch proposes the abandonment
Of Norfolk and begs loudly for re inforce-
ments at Richmond and Yorktown. Part
of Gen. Buffers naval expedition arrived
at Fort Monroe on Wednesday, including
the General himself 1t would be ready
to sail IN few days. Its destination is
unknown
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-11-30

CAPTAIN WILKES was honored with an
ovation on his arrival at Boston on Mon
day. A reception speech was made by
Mayor at Faneuil Hall, which was crowd
ed to its utmost. The reply of the sturdy
old sailor was a model for brevity. He
said:
- Nr. Mayor and Friends-I an deeply
sensible of the great kindness you have
shown me. / depended upon my own
judgement in doing what you all have
iattered me for" [Applause.I
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-11-30

DEATH OF REBEI OFFICER-Colonel
Crogan, of the Thirteenth Georgia Cavalry,
was killed 10y a private OF the Thirteenth
Regiment, . V. NJ, on the 10th inst, in
the vicinity of Gauley. He fingered three
hours, and previous to his death said be
was on the wrong side of the question"
His father is an officer in the United
States Army, and will probably send TO
Gauley for the corpse, which has been
packed in salt by order of Gen Benham
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-11-30

OLD ABE's FooT DowN-The New Bed
ford Mercury, describing visit to the
President, says:
As our friend sat awaiting his turn to
give Abraham's hand an unse.fsh shake,
two ladies we've pettioning this father OF
the faithful with terrible importantly. At
length, said the President, Ladies, may
as well settle this matter at once; | shall
grant you no passes to 60 beyond our
lines with information to the enemy"
Whereupon the two women sailed out of
the room with the most ferocious figure
heads.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-11-30
KENTUCKY,

The news from kentucky IS devoid Of
striking incidents during the week. The
troops of both Federals and rebels are
being withdrawn from the eastern part of
the State, both sides apparently concen-
trating for a grand battle at Bowling Green.
On any other hypothesis, it would be diff
ficult TO understand present movements in
Kentucky.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-11-30

REPENTANT South tARoIINIAS.z
the passengers by the Baltic from Port
Royal was Jas Darragh, q member OF the
NTH South Carolina Regiment, who was
found IN Fort Besuregard He took the
oath Of allegiance, and intends turning
his attention TO farming in the North. lie
states that he has been five months in the
rebel service, And complains bitterly Of
the treatmenr7and food received by the
soldiers Of JEFF. Davis.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-11-30

An attempt Is being made by the Gov
ernor of \. C. TO have Senator Douglas S
children by his first wife, sent to that state,
in order to prevent fine confscation Of the
estate belonging to them, which is said to
be very valuable.
We rather guess, if the estate of these
the rebel congress the purchaser will find
huge flaw in his title about the time the
rebellion is suppressed.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-11-30

" The Hoosicr Railroad Regiment Is
the title OF a military organization in Indi
ana, now preparing for the war. IL mum
beis one thousand men, all of whom are
accustomed TO working upon railroads.
Indiana Will be the first State 10 have III
the field regiment composed entirely Of
men who understand how TO lay a track
repair 0 bridge or set up a locomotive
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-11-30
NfIssoURf

Gen Halleck has been busy apparently
getting things in order since his assump'
ton of command. He has issued an
order excluding slaves from our lines. on
the ground that they convey news to the
enemy. He has also placed the whole
Mississippi River, including all the boats,
under martial law. Gen. Price has re-
turned north about as far as the Usage,
near Warsaw, where he is apparently pre-
pairing to go into winter quarters. The
greater portion Of his army appear to be
dispensing in all directions, in squads,
robbing the Union men wherever they 60
and keeping the whole country IN state
Of alarm. Hundreds of Union families
are daily leaving their homes and seeking
protection within the lines of our army at
Rolla, Sedalia, jefferson City, &c.
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California. so lately dependent ON tn

California, so lately dependent on the
East Tor her manufactured goods sends
her soldiers into the Federal service uni
formed in home manufactured CLOTH
More than this, the sheep from which the
wool was taken, the spIndles and looms
by which the raw material was made into
cloth, Were all produced in California and
though the uniforms We're OF superior
quality, they cost but s. each-a less sum
than those furnished by any oiker State
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-11-30

A REBEL DEsPATcH.!-T following is
Cen Bishop Folks despatch to jeff Davis
after the battle of Belmont lie here adj
mits that the rebels had at least 10
regiments-eight or nine thousand men
in the fight, with heavy battery, their
whole force being also protected by the
guns at Columbus But as an offset, Gen.
P. says, what he certainly knew was not
true, that the Federal forces were 1860
strong. His own officers at Columbus
after the battle admitted to our men that
they knew our forces exactly and that it
did not exceed 200 men. Verify the
Bishop has fallen from grace:
The enemy came down on the opposite
side of the river Belmont, today, about
800 strong, landed under cover of gun
boats, attacked Cononel Tappcns camp.
! sent over three regiments, under General
Pillow, to his relief, then at intervals three
others, then General Cheatham.
| then took over two others in person.
to support a flank movement which / had
directed. 1t was a hard fought battle,
lasting from 1880 A. NJ to P NJ They
took Beltzhoovers battery, four pieces OF
which were recaptured The enemy were
thoroughly routed. We pursued them to
boats seven miles, then drove their boats
before US The iva;! WIS strewn with their
dead and wounded, guns, ammunition
and equipments Our loss considerable
theirs heavy.
Signed. J.. Polk.
Major General Commanding.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-11-30

MoDEsT ilERo.-Some Of Col Mulligau' :
friends at Chicago rendered him the honor
Of public banquet, to which the colouel
very promptly replied:
GENTLEMEN; On behalf of the citizens
of Chicago you tender NE a public banquet
Earnestly and thankfully l decline il -
The deeds OF Lexington have already been
generously compensated by yourselves and
fellow citizens. | do not wish that cur
poor services longer trouble the public.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-11-30

CANAL CLosISG.-The superintendent Of
the Ill e. Mich. Canal gives notice that
the canal will be clored on and after Sat.
urday of this week, (today.) The notice
was entirely superiluous. Jack Frost an
ticipated the superintendent by doing the
job on Wednesday. Sleight on the canal
would do better business now than beats
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-11-30

If any people in the world ever needed
an apostle TO cast their devils out, it Is
ours who live in this water-Iosged country.
The miasmatic poison Of our Swamps and
Marshes becomes vsritable devil in the
blood TO revel in the Agues and Fevers
which shake and scorch Us all Ayes
" Ague Cure Is said 10 be the apostle we
need and some OF our neigh bors who have
tried it, confirm the report -Jo.raaL PA
no, III Tno23-GU.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-11-30

"WHAT Is IT PA strange sort of fish or
animal, whatever it may be, was caught in
the Susquchannah, near Harrisburg, the
other day 1t is about two feet two inches
in length, and in color resembles an eel,
though considerably darker about the
head and neck. The head is fiat and
measures about three inches, or three and
a half across. 1t has four feet, webbed,
and has also the appearance of having
claws like those of IL turtle. 1t will de-
YOUR with very little trouble fish from
three to FIVE inches in length. Altogether
it is one of the curiosities of nature
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-11-30

A GREAT GUN-A despatch from In,
dianapolIs to the Cincinnati gazette, lated
Nov. Ii, says:
The President has sent Gov Morton
two of the celebrated coffee mill guns
which will shoot two hundred times a
minute with remarkabl accuracy. These
guns have been tested by officers in the
Ordnance Department, who recommend
their purchase by the War Department.
They are worked by crank, and are said
to be the greatest invention Of the age
They will be sent to Kentucky"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-11-30

Provost Judge Freeze, of Alexandria,
has recently decided, i'll the case of
drunken soldier, that the culprit might
go free if he would offer the Judge TO send
all the~remainder of his pay to his family
at the North. 1t is understood this pen
atty will hereafter be enforced in all trials
of intoxicated soldiers
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-11-30

The ftDGI caF1tdI IS migratory IC traV-
els with as much facility as if JEFF Davis
carried it around IN his hat, which is
about the fact. 1t is to go to Nashville,
having inhabited Montgomery in the out
set and gone to Richmond as considera-
ton of the secession of Virginia. 1t has
doubtless gone to Nashville to stiffen the
back of secession in Tennessee, whereat
the ghost of Gen. jackson would make
some emphatic demonstrations, were it
permitted to ghosts to make demonstra-
lions here below.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-11-30

The wife of i respectable printer named
Fannan, residing in Toronto, c. w, eloped
on Tuesday last with a shoemaker named
Mcintosh, and it is supposed came to the
States. When Fannan heard that his
wife had gone, he very coolly said . Well,
let her ripl There's plenty more women
in Canada "
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-11-30

WHEAT TRADE OF LAKE NICIGAS-The
aggregate receipts Of wheat and flour at
Lake Michigan ports for the year 1861
are so vast as to be absolutely beyond
comprehension BY reducing -four to
BUSH Is, we have the following totals:
Chicago, bushels 2is736sg
Milwaukee .............l7,O5 i 66s
OtheL ports d" .... SGO0UtO
This is 100000 bushels more than
the entire receipts of wheat and -four at
tide water for the same period, the latter
amounting TO - 000GUO
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-11-30

Charles IIavelock, brother of General
IIavelock, of India fame, and late Of the
British army, has accepted the position of
Aid deCamp to General Mcclellan, with
the rank of Colonel. 81
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-11-30

If the "Confeds want to wake up about
$4,000 live Irishmen In the North, every
man of whom will be hero worth of the
gallant Goth, let them hang Col. Corcoran.
1t will be the costliest hanging the scoun-
drels ever INDUCED in.