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Col. L.. ID. Baker.

The Col. Baker, who was killed in the
affair near Poolsville, on the Upper Poto-
tomac, on Monday, was our old friend
Ned Baker, formerly of Springfield, Ills,
and who, some 20 years ago, was accus-
toned to visit this county regularly at the
sittings of our Circuit Court He was a
native of England, ana came to this coun-
try when small boy with his parents, who
g, located in Green county, we believe
For several years he read law in the Office
of the Hon. \. w Cavalry, now a resident
of Ottawa In 1874 he was elected to Con
gress in the Springfield district, and in
1916, before his term had expired, he ac-
cepted Colonelcy Of the 4th Illinois regi-
ment in the Mexican war. He was with
Scott at Vera Cruz and Cerro Gordo, but
the time of enlistment Of his regiment ex-
PRED and they were discharged before
the battle in the Valley of Mexico In
afterwards to Oregon, from which State he
was elected year ago L. s Senator by
combination of Republicans and Douglas
Democrats against the Joe Lane Demo
Gratis. When the rebellion broke out last
spring he was offered a Brigadier General
ship but declined it as it would have COM
PEELED him to resign his seat in the Senate.
A regiment of returned Califernians, how
ever, having been made up in New York
and Philadelphia, he accepted the COM
mand of it, receiving his commission from
Gov. Curtin, of Pa, such commission not
with the retention of his seat
in the Senate
Col B. was n man of great energy Of
character, Of chivalrous department, and
splendid intellect, having no equal in Hi
nois, and probably no superior in the L.
S Senate as an orator. lie was about 50
years DID, and was never married His
mother is still living near Springfield, in
this State.
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NJ, UnIE Nnki-r


lOCBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Cit,
l. Council. at meeting held October 22d 1861 or
dered the Reconstruction Of Side Walks upon ths
following described routs viz:
On the west side OF Wsluut street from M,di.or
street to JeGe- street.
On the side OF Columbus street. from Lafayett1
street to Superior street.
On The north side of Superior street, from Nor n
Division street to the side Of Lot 49, in Block Is
Ottawa Center.
On the side Of Clinton street from, Main s,r.e,
to Madison street.
On the east side of Clinton street. from Main stree,
TO Madison street.
And also, that the Side Walk on the north side O,
Madison street from Webster street to buchanan az
be repaired.
Now. unless the same = all be reconstructed in
the required by the Ordinance relating to Side
Walks within thirty days from the publication Of this
notice. they will be completed by the City Council and
assessed according to law - = 80 -
October 90, 81. o. LEAvESs Cifu Clark
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LOOK AND READ.

PATCHIN'S MAGNETIC OIL has proved Of SO much
value to the community for throat disc il should be
known. For Diptheria and Putrid Sore Throat, hun
dreds and thousands testify to its goodness for
speedy relief: for Group and Quinsy Enlarged Ten.
sis il Is great; for
Bronchial -4fections -
By inhsng and using directed, it has proved to
be without rival And for various purposes it
is Of great value. 1t Is NO HUMBUG, and thousands
can and do testify to its merits. Please try it, and
then condemn, or spread its fame. To avoid decep.
the bottle at the price OF Is cents per bottle and
be found at druggists in cities and towns various
parts of the country At Ottawa. ILL.,, by Kneussel,
Druggist, Main street. All orders addressed c.
PATCHIN, Chicago, ILL.,, Post Box 400, will receive
prompt attention. l3mopd-ocl9.
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A QUESTION FOE THE REPUBuCAx.--Mr.
Editor Here is a question that puzzles me,
and ] should be pleased to have the learn.
ed editor of the Republican answer it, II
negroes are not property under the con.
stitution of the u. s., how can they be
held as contraband, or how can govern
meat avoid treating them as prisoners of
war, like other men? O.
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MILITARY Rlor-Three companies of the
Add Ind regiment, stationed at TeFre
the city, demolished the office Of the
journal and Democrat, paper accused Of
secession sympathies, and Quilted and
burned nine houses of i'll fame On Sun
day the citizens organized and threatened
to assault the camp, and the greatest ex-
element prevailed, but order was finally
restored by putting the dsorderly troops
under arrest.
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WHAT IT AMOUNTS ro-The great naval
victory the rebels have been gloating
over, at the mouth of the Mississippi, turns
out, as we supposed it would, to have been
very small thing on their part. i-s
Intelligence has been received at WASH
ington relative to this affair, from which it
appears that two of our vessels got aground
and suffered considerably, but none were
captured and only a few lives lost
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Nor CE is hereby given 10 all per, in interest
~ that under and by virtue Of d-cretal order Of
the County Court Of La Sale County. the State
Illinois, made and entered tho September Term
thereof D. ISL, the undersigned Adraiuisrstors
the OF THOMAS ID XIEE, late COUNTY de-
ceased viii, on Monday, the Bib day of December
D. sol. between the hours Of 10 O'Clock. IN and 5
O'Clock, p Of said day. sell a; public Vendue on
the premises, to the hig-s: bidder for cash.
ing real estate, Wit Three t3l the nor:h
part (Which lies south Of the Chicago, Burlington
Quincy Rail Road OF iie following described tract Of
land, situate in said Inty OF La Sale Com
nsencinT twentyihree 3l rods Of the northeast
corner Of the s"utheAs quarter Of section eighteen
Cs) in township thriysix 1867 north. OF range three
80 east Of the third Principal Meridian running
thence west th.rtytwO (32( rods. thence south XIV
one t6l) rods, thence east fhy (J0l rods thsece
NORTH twenty cd degrees west TO the place Of
beginning, containing fifteen (i5) and one hun
dred oo) rods and also the wing described tract,
in the township aud range Aforesaid commencn:
1T the souihws corner OF certain piece O! land
decided by Samuel T. stilsen to said Thomas Dexter
from thence south about nineteen 40 rods . red.
oak b:sh marked"S. D." on the south side OF . GER
tail ravine, an easterly course TO the said
rAvne, thence q south sasteriy course 20 Big Indian
Greek, taking all of certain piece OF prairie lying
vest Of said creek, formerly owned by said Stson,
trsm thence up said creek, the bank, till strikes
said De1ter's east line, containing tlO) acres
csp,ing such portion said Dexter has decided to
other partieS-a of the interest Of said Dexter in
said real being in lot - and (2), in the
sub. division Of said quarter section made by said
S,ilson. GEO. W. NORTON
oc26-6w.l Administrator Aforesaid.
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McCormick's Reaper Patent.

Our agricultural friends will be interest
ed to know that the application Of Mr.
Mccormick for an extension of his reaper
patent, bearing date 1917, has been refused.
I This patent covered, a. we understand
nearly all that was peculiarly and intrin-
sica!lv valuable ia his old reaper an the
prosecution of his business Mr. McC has
been remarkably successful Whether
the credit is due to his own judgment and
business energy or 10 those who have so
long and SO ably conducted his affairs, we
are not prepared to saw Certain it is he
has amassed large fortune-such a. falls
to the lot of but few To accumulate, either
by good judgment or the fayoring turns
OF fortune.
This result will not, we presume, mate
rally affect his business. He is in the
market and has got the reputation Of
building a good substantial machine -
This will always enable him TO sell His
large means also enables him to give any
desired time to his customers.
The effect of this decision on other
Reaper manufacturers will be most salu-
tory. They may now give the farmers a
really better machine than they have ever
before been able to- BY combining the
patents Of Mr. Mccormick with their own
improvements, they will inaugurate a new
era in reaper building. We may now look
for the starting up of small reaper shops
along our rapid streams, for the supply of
the demand in their immediate vicinity.
The farmers. however, will derive the
principal benefit They will now get bet
ter and cheaper reapers. This will di-
mnish, in a small degree, the cost of pro-
ducing grain, so that they will either
make more money from their labor or be
enabled to sell for lower prices without
loss.-C Chicago Journal
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WV. a Pencil, of Granville, has been
nominated by the Union Convention of
Putnam, Marshall and Woodiord counties
as candidate for DELEGATE to the Constiru.
tional Convention. Mr. p. is an excellent
man. If the business of amending our
such men the job would be done better
than we fear the - about to be elected
will do it
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-10-25

GEN. SHIELDs-We are astounded at a
statement made in a recent speech bv
Senator McDousall, of California, at Jack
sonville, in substance that Gen Shields is
secessionist. and that he has been plot
ting treason in California for year or
more 1t looks to us like a base SANDER.
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their darling hope from the beginn!ng-to
diride the North, and to cement indissolubly the
uaion Of the South. In this light, therefore,
we close as we began, by saying, it is not
the feeble, white livered peace men of the
North, but the fanatical, active, stirring,
rapid emancipationists who are the most
dangerous enemies of the Union among US.
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War News of the Week.
IN AND ABOUT WASHINGTON.

IN AND ABOUT WASHINGTON
Matters about Washington and on the
Potomac have been decidedly more lively
than usual during the week. Active re-
connoiterin2 in force has been going on,
and our outposts have been materially adj
vanced On Saturday Gen. Mccall left
Prospect Hill and pushed forward to
DrainsviIle, finding no enemy there
Same day Gen. Smith goes out with a
force to Vienna, with like result. Gen.
Stahel on Monday goes with competent
force to Annapolis and thence to Coyle's
Hill, near Fairfax, and reports no enemy
at or this side of Fairfax Court House, but
q large force little way beyond Thurs
days reconnoisances showed that the enc
nag had fallen back to Centreville. The
conclusion is, that the enemy's line ex-
tends from Leesburg via Manassas down
to the mouth of the Ocoquon
On Friday Qast weekly the report at
Washington was that the enemy was leav-
ing Leesburg and on Saturday the report
was apparently confirmed On Monday,
however, it was evident 50 far from leaving
Leesburg, the enemy was reinforcing that
point.
Accordingly, on Monday morning Gen.
Stone threw part of his command across
the river at Edwards Ferry and Harrison's
Island towards Leesburg. Skirmishing
with the enemy commenced at once and
continued without serious result to either
side until 5 o'clock p. H., when a large
force of the enemy-some 5,O00-appeared
on our right, and were engaged by Col.
Baker with some 500 men. He was
killed in the beginning of the engagement
at the head, Of his men, which threw them
into confusion, and they were driven back
with heavy loss-the killed were so, of
whom 80 were drowned in attempting to
get back to Harrison island, lbs wounded,
and 800 missing or prisoners. The right
wing Of our force withdrew in good order,
and met no loss. During the night heavy
re-Inforcements were thrown across the
river, but next day the enemy had disap-
peared and it appears, although this is not
certain from the dispatches, that on We'd
nesday our forces took possession of Lees
burg, but next day again withdrew to the
river.
The main body of the enemy is evident
ly down the Ocoquon and at Manassas.
1t is said the reason for this is, that Nc
Clellan had intended to throw a large
force into Virginia near the mouth of the |
Ocoquon and thus flank the enemy, but !
that he got wind of it through another !
traitor in our camp, and hence his large !
force in that direction.
Our army on the Potomac is said now
to be full, and all new troops are hence
forth TO be sent west. 1t is currently
rumorcd that the enemy have determined /
that they must winter in either Maryland |
or Kentucky, as Virginia is about exhaust
ed and as Maryland is about OFT OF the
question. they are now sending large re-
informemehts to Kentucky Hence the
activity on our side in forwarding troops
in the same direction.
The Potomac continued nearly closed
a few vessels continue to run the block
ade daily by creeping closely along the |
shore opposite the batteries at Shipping |
Point, but il is dangerous business
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ALAS JOHN BsLL!-John Bell is now "a.
siding at Nashville, Tenn, with his son-in.
law, one of the numerous Waterman family
He is not only politically, but also financi.
ally ruined. and his love of liquor is said
to have increased greatly of late.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-10-25

I" / say. boy, is there any thing to shoot
about here ? inquired sportsman, down
Sourh, of a boy he met "Well,' was the
reply nothing just about here; but the
schoolmaster down the hill yonder, you
can pop him over"
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VERY NoBLE.-Thomas Francis Meacher
was offered the Clerksbip Of New York
worth many thousands a year. If he would
have accepted, the nomination would have
to the field of battle But the gallant
soldier has future. When peace shall
have been again reunited, Thomas Francis
Meagher will be among those whom the
people will delight to honor.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-10-25

IT is a popular belief that the hair OF
many persons has grown white in single
night from mental anguish Scientific
Skeptics now assert that all such cases
must have been due to a lack Of evanscent
hair dive
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RON ErRorE.-Advices from Europe are
10 the 18th inst, by the steamers North
biiton and Africa. The new Governor
General OF Canada, Lord Monck, was a
passenger on the North Briton. The ex.
element in the Liverpool cotton market
continued. The principal Chambers of
Commerce in France are said to have ne.
titioned the Emperor to raise the blockad
of the rebel ports and recognize the South
ern Confederaoy. The Paris Presss ex-
presses the belief that Napoleon contem.
plates recognition. q. 1851
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CorroS.-A Prof wilkins, IN Mclean
county, has raised a small patch of cotton
this year. which ripened fully and is of
good quality, demonstrating that, if put
to her trumps, Illinois can raise her own
cotton as well as sugar and molas.es
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-10-25

PAsspoRr TO A NrGRo-Mr Gerald Rails.
ton, the noted Colonizationist, writes to
Lord Brougham a letter, in which he
says: s.
81 have great pleasure in informing
Lordship that the decision of the Federal
Court in the bred Scott case is practical
ly annul.ed by the present government at
Washington. ! have before me the pass
port granted TO Rev. Henry II. Garnet, a
black man of note, and OF great distinction
among the negroes of New York given by
VIM. ii. Seward, the Secretary of State,
dated Washington, Aug. 26, 1861, in which
the Secretary requests all whom it may
concern to permit safely and freely to
pass Henry H. Garnet, a citizen of the
United States, and in case of need to give
him lawful aid and protection This pass
port is impressed by the seal of the De-
partment Of State, and signed by the Sec
rotary Of State, in the Seth year of the in
dependence of the United States
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An OasIs-The inhabitants of Chico.
league Island in Accornac CO, Va, about
! 900 in number, refused to secede with
the rest of the State, and keep the stars
and stripes flying. ..
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NEW GOODS At REDD|CKS,

NEW GUUUS AL RtDUlCKS,
WILLIAM REDDICK has received and is receiving
q large and select assortment Of new
Fall and Winter Dry Goods,
PLAIN and FIGURED SILKS FINE FREScR R'l ALL
WOOL DE LAME, FRENCH MERINO. PARMETTOS,
ENGLISH and IRISH POPLINs. PACIFIC a, HAMIL
| TON DE LANES, FRENCH ALPACA, BOMBAZINES
and CANTON CLOTHS, LADIES' CLOTHS-PRENCH
and ENGLISH BLACKand COLORED-for CLOAKS.
| CHE. STELLA, PACIFIC md HAMILTON, DOUBLE
and sINGLz of and beautiful patterns, ladies
TRIMMINGS
| Silk Frnges Of all width and colors, No. Trim.
ming Velvet and Diamond Trimming, veve: Buttons,
GLOVES AND HOSIERY.
Our stock of ladies' White, Brown, Slate and Black
Cotton and Wool Hosiery is complete; also a variety
ses', and Gents Gloves Isle Thread, six and Kid,
Long and Short Mohair Mits, half fingers and q gem
eral assortment of such small wares and thread
Goods AS are usually found in . Drv Goods St ore.
OUO Lowell Prints, just received and for sale at low
4 = BALES Of Heavy sheeting and Shifting for sale
l. y cheap for cash.
and prices '5sH ~ BIrH fz x.is
Which is unusually full and complete in every &C. e,
partment, and comprises all the popular styles OF
Prints sheetings Shirtings, DENNIS, Stripes, Coaks
Linen and Cotton Table Damask Pillow Ease CSt,on
Flannel &c, all OF which viii be sold as low
as the same quality of Goods be bought for in the
West so dozen J. w. Bradley's Celebrated Watch
Spring Steel Skirts of all Sizes and prices from 1S1<
to 81, rs each. ST.
Cotton AIDES and Jeans, at low prices.
BOOTS AND SHOES
Ladies' Cloth and Morocco Caters Buskina and
Calf Shoes, Misses Morocco Caters and Calf shoes
Mems Cali, Kip and Cow Hide Boots, from $3.50 to
q so pair.
CLOTHING.
Mems Goats, Pants, Vests, Wool Undershirts and
Drawers.
GROCERIES,
~ and complete assortment Of Sugars, Teas, COT.
fee, Spices, Molasses, and the New York Celebrated
xxx Syrup; White Fish Goldfish, Mackerel, Herring,
Smoked and in Pickle; Dried Apples and Peaches.
We shall endeavor at all times to keep on hand such
variety of Dress Goods adapted to the
and styles will please the great variety tastes
of customers CALL AND SEE. Look at our
goods-examine and price them-you will be always
politely cOurteousy and kindly treated, whe Their you
purchase II stock is not large a. You
desire, remember that it be increased with
New Fashionable Goods, II you give us your pat.
ronage. Our Store s light, airy and pleasant, No
goods will be misrepresented and II at any time you
should get improper goods, let know it tely
and satisactory adjustment will be made All that
We ask 10, that you call AM examng my stock, at
No. !, REDDICkV BLOCK,
Ottawa, Oct Z, 6l) East Of Court House
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SECRETARY SEwaEDs CiECULAR-The Ca
madam pap rs regard Secretary Seward $
circular, recommending the loyal States
to look to their defences, as a menace,
which ought to be met by like PREPARATION.
on their side
The ST Louis RepujEc tn. in strong"
article, calls attention TO the fact, that
while the government is actually strength
ening the deiences of New York and Bos-
ton, where no attack is threatened or
probable, it has ordered the work to be
stopped on the defences around st Louis.
where an attack is threatend every day
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WESTERN VIRGINIA.

Dispatches from Rosencrans, at camp
Tompkins, near Gauley Bridge, say the
rebels are leaving that region, apparently
concentrating tLeir force to unite with
Gen. johnson, who is suspected of making
a movement towards Kentucky The
campaign in Western Virginia is virtually
ended and most Of our forces will prob
ably soon be withdrawn from there and
thrown into Kentucky.
The election in Western Virginia on
the question of dividing the State has
resulted in a large majority in favor of
division.
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LADIES' & CHILDREN'S
DRESS e CLOAK PATTERNS.

Pull and Complete Sett OF all that !. NEW.
Mrs TAEELE Viii heretofore paw person al
70 a! orders, which respectfully solicited Mrs T
has secured the services OF Mrs CIsHNAS for dress
and Cloak making, thus being prepared to do Dress
Making in the Eest and most ApDrored .Syt..
s.y BLEACHING, PRESSING AND CoLogING DONE.
oe26l MRS TAgBLE
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GEN SHIELDs.-The ~ T. Irish american,
states positively that Gen. Shields has not
declined the commission of Brigadier
Gensral, recently rendered him by Presi.
dent Lincoln. but that as soon as the in.
tcliigence Of his appointment reaches him
in Mexico, where he has gone on private
business, he will hasten to the ceat of war,
to devote himself with all his might to the
duties o. his new command
TRIAL OF PTEATEs-The prisoners taken
on boare the privateer Savannah were put
on trial on Tuesday at Philadelphia. The
trial of the jeff Davis" prisoners on the
same charge was commenced at New York
on Monday.
PorAro Ror-We learn from the country
that much of this years potato crop will
prove a failure, owing to the prevalence of
the rot, which is rapidly destroying them.
The disease is attributed to the protracted
wet weather that has been SO general
throughought the West for some time past
In consequence of this bad news, the
price of potatoes has greatly advanced
A short time ago they sold for rs cents q
bushel, and now 60 cents is asked This
is discouraging to poor people, these hard
tiMes.-Chi. Journal l4h.
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EsTEAY NOTICES Formerly notices of
taking up estrays, by the laws of Illinois,
were required to be published in a news
paper at the State Capital; but by the act
passed ut the last regular session Of the
Legislature. such notices are required TO
be inserted in newspaper published in
the county where the estray animals are
taken up.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-10-25

SroP Thar" Fair play is jewell"
The opponents of j. B. Rice, candidate fo-
School Commissioner, are telling the stot.
everywhere that he was a candidate before
the Union Convention and defeated, and
is now running against his implied pledge
in entering that body. This is not fair
Mr.. Rice received some 10 or IL votes on
the informal ballot in the Union Convsn-
ton, but the moment the fact was an.
nounced, being present as a spectator, he
rose and informed the Convention that he
was not candidate before that body and
would not accept their nomination if ten
dered .. ...
1t is also stated that if elected Mr. Rice
will not spend time in visiting the schools
We are requested to say that, if elected,
Mr. r. will perform all his duties as school
commissioner, and visit every school in
the county.
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The AFFAIR AT SANTA Rosa ISLAND AND
At THE Mourn OF THE MISSISSIPPI.
BY the arrival Of L. S. steamer from
the Gulf Of Mexico. we have at last cor
rect accounts of the engagement on Santa
Rosa Island and at the mouth Of the Mis-
sissippi. As we anticipated, the alleged
rebel victories proved to be no victories at
all. In the affair at Santa Rosa, the Union
loss was II killed, Sc wounded, and 10
prisoners. The rebel loss was $50 We
took 81 prisoners. In the naval engage
ment near New Orleans, the !" ram" drifted
foul of the Richmond, but did little dam
age. Four Federal vessels got ashore on
the bar, and were fired on, but only one
shot took effect, and that on the Rich
mond. The enemy were beaten off by the
Vincenaes. Not single person was kill
ed or wounded in our squadron. Three
of the vessels ashore were towed off and
the remaining one would be got off soon.