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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-02-08

GEN. SCoTr TO GO SoUTH.-Our reporter
yesterday visited the United States steam
s!oop ofwar Richmond, at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard, where she is undergoing all
necessary repai IRIS. The interior arrange
ments of the vessel are being perfected
with great care The after cabin is in a
advanced state of repair, and workmen are
engaged with great care and taste in fit
ting it up in the most elegant manner
possible. We learn that this cabin is to be
occupied by the veteran General Scott on
her next trip t, om this port. 1t is the IT.
tention of the General to spend the re-
mainder Of the winter, the spring, and the
earlier months of summer in the gentle
climate of Key West, which will doubtless
operate very beneticially on his health
He will be acc pmpapied by few of his
most intimate friends and his surgeon
\. ]. Herald
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Lake Observation-Disclosures ship canal.

The following from the correspondent of
the New York Herald of Monday is con-
firmed by later dispatches from other
sources. Their is no doubt..but a measure
like the one here indicated is now before
Congress:
The Select Committee on the Defencrs
and Fortifcations Of the Great Lakes and
Rivers are prepared to make report
They will recommend the erection of such
Notifications at Mackinaw as viii make it
the Gibraltar as i is really the key, Of our
northwestern frontier. Their report will
provide also for the establishment of
Naval Depo. and National Armory upon
Lake Michigan, probably at or near Chi
cago. 1t is represented by the committee
that the majority of the population Of the
loyal States Is west of the Allegheny
Mountains that the line Of lake coast eX-
ceeds the whole length OF our Atlantic
coast; ahd that the commerce on the lakes
is greater than our whole foreign trade.
To complete the deiences and render com
municatlon with all parts of the Northwett
secure from interruption by foreign foe,
1t will also be rect mmended that military
railroad shall be Immediately constructed
from the mouth Of the Menomonee River,
or Bay de Nocquet on Lake Michigan, to
Marquette, on Lake Superior, and that
ship canal be built from Chicago to the
Mississippi River.
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..Cov. Yates and His winters,

Under this head the last Ottawa R,puJ
hcn', without apparently knowing much
a5ou. the charges against Gov. Yates,
undertakes his defence The points made
against Gov. y. are easy of comprehension.
The legislature of Illinois, in May last
appropriated sl,552, coo to be expended
by Gov. Yates in a specific way; that is,
500, 900 to equip the six Illinois regiments
then in the field. 81 900 900 to raise and
equip ten additional regiments for this
State, and So, coo to defray his own neccs-
sary expenses in managing the business.
Gov. Yates, instead of confinlng himself TO
the appropriation Of the legislature, ex
pended about 100000 by what autho-
rity did he do it? 1t is true he says the
money was expended for the benefit of
the Government Of the U. S, and will be
refunded. Possibly it may; and if the
Government of the L. S. appointed Gov
Yates its agent to run up a bill OF 5000
900, there is nothing more TO be said. Mr..
Cameron had the same right to make Gov.
Yates his agent to spend Uncle Sans
money rs he bad to employ the fool
Cummings. unfortunately Gov Yates
had no such carte GlaacIc from Mr. Came
ION. and contracted all these debts in the
name of the State Again-by what
authority? All he produces is, resolu
ton OF the legislature, in general terms,
that "all the resources of this State are
pledged to aid the government in subduing
this rebellion" Is that an appropriation
OF money? Yet the constitution says, no
money shall be drawn from the treasury
but in consequence of appropriations made
by law" The simple matter is, Gov.
Yates spent, or made debts to the State
to the amount of 100000, without q
shadow of legal authority beyond 81 $50
600, which was to be spent IN a specific
way, and in which specific way they were
not spent.
Another point against Gov Yates is, that,
so far from the Government of the l. S
having desired him to spend this money
in its be half, the Secretary of War, as
early as the 9Th of November last, Jetors
the greaterpart of this..debt was contracted,
sent competent Quartermaster to Spring
field with request to Gov. Yates to let
the [. s. assume the clothing, equipment,
Gc, of its own volunteers. Gov Yates
not only refused, but went on making
debt, and actually entered the market
and paid $4,000 more for a batch of
clothing than the l. S. could have bought
the same lot for
The Governors plea OF necessity for the
comfort of the soldiers is OF no avail If
the Government neglected its soldiers so
palpably as to make this State interre-
renee, against its protest, necessary, it was
the duty of the Governor to summon the
legislature to give him the necessary
authority to provide for our soldiers. But
no such necessity is shown nor existed
Gov. Yates had a score of officials around
him whom he hated to dismiss, and he
liked TO show off considerably himself.
Beyond this it will be hard to find any
motive for his extraordinary proceedings.
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War News OF the Week.
IL AND ABOUT WAsHISGToS.

IL AND ABOUT W AsHISGToN-
A flag Of truce came over from Manassas
on Sunday, the contents of which have
proved puzzle to the newsmongers, The
cabinet held meeting about IT. The
Herald correspondent says it contained an
inpudent threat that if the bridge burners
in Missouri were shot, the same vengeance
would be taken upon Col, Coreofan' de-;
but this is denied.
There are 20 army movements to report
An order to send all surplus baggage to
Washington to be stored, however, Is given
as an indication OF a movement IN con
temptation The rebels at Manassas, rely
ing upon the state OF the roads and the
impossibility of movement from our side,
are believed TO have sent large forces 10y
railroad to Kentucky.
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The REBEL GEN CRITTENDEx The mvs-
terry in reference to the part taken by Gen.
Crittenden in the battle near Somerset
KY, is being cleared up 1t is known
that he was with the rebel army at the
time, and Zollicofier's superior officer; yet
after the death of Zollicofier the command.
papers found in the deserted rebel camp
showed, had devolved on the next inferior
officer 10 Gen. T. We have now in the
Memphis Araiaache partial explanation
of the mystery. That paper publishes a
lengthy statement from rebel officer,
who processes to be personally cognizant
of all the facts, in substance as follows /:
That on the night before the battle near
Somerset negro was discovered making
his way from the vicinity of the rebel
camp TO that of Gen. Thomas That the
negro, (who was in boat was challenged
by sentinels to stop, but refused, when he
was shot, his boat taken, and bunch of
papers found on his person. These papers
gave full information of the enemys
strength, defences, plan of attack, &c
The papers were delivered to Col Battle,
but were not opened until after the death
of Zollicoffer and the repulse. When the
rebels got back to their entertainments.
they were ordered by Gen. Crittenden 10
retreat across the river TO Monticello and
make a stand, Gen. c. going on 10 that
place ahea of the command. The river
was crossed, and the broken fragments of
the army collected near Mrs Rusts, four
miles from Monticello, when a halt was
made and consultation took place among
the officers. The papers taken from the
negro were here opened and found to be
in the handwriting Of Gen Crttenden
The rebels found they had been "soId'.
and instead of making IL stand now scat.
tered, while Col Battle proceeded to Mon
ticello, and there, finding Gen Crittenden
in bed drunk, arrested him as a traitor
Gen. C. has been sent to Nashville, and is
TO be tried by court martial
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FREScH Fee LING" Malakof'' the i

FRENCu FEgI.ING.-" Malakoff' the in
telligent Paris correspondent Of the \. Y.
Times, writes as follows:
1--WE believe France will operate as a
check on England; we do not believe that
France is now, or ever has been, in favor
of recognition of the Southern Confed-
eracy; we believe that the report so often
repeated OF late, that the French govern
ment made that proposition to the English
government in June last, is an Eeglish lie,
got up for effect in the United States; we
believe that the present government of
France more than any government exist
ing, prides itself upon just and strictly
legal application OF internationally law every
where"
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S3S
FRIDAY, Jan. 81.

FRIDAY, Jan. 81.
iScnate-A bill was passed striking from
the pension list all persons who take up
arms against The Z. 3.
The Senate rejected the joint resolution
appropriating $35 900 to pay commissioners,
&c, to the Worlds Fair in London next
summer.
The bill was passed prohibiting the
COolie trade to American citizens.
The Conference Committee on the civil
and diplomatic appropriation bill was
adopted-so the bill stands passed.
Mr.. Bright's case was brought up, Mr.
B. making speech in his own defence in
reply to Mr.. Wilmot. Adjourned till
Monday.
House-On motion of Sir. Presenter, an
editorial in the Chicago Tribune stating
that onethird of the cartridges furnished
to the Burnside expedition contained no
powder, DC, was referred to the Govern
ment Contract Committee.
The Secretary of War was requested t O
report TO the House the number of ban DIS
in the employ of the Government, with a
view to their reduction
Mr.. Sargent spoke in favor OF the con-
struction OF the Pacific Telegraph line
Adjourned until Monday.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-02-08

FEDERAL APPoINTMEYT.-It seems our eX-
cellent friend DANIEL EVANS, Esq of La
Sale, has been appointed by President
Lincoln, consul to Bilboa, in Spain, an
Office with salary of $500 and perqui-
sites As Mr. Evans is an out and out
democrat and must have been known as
such to Mr. Lincoln, with whom he is
well acquainted, his appointment must be
accepted by the democracy as peace
offering from the President, and as an
evidence that during the war, at least,
minor political distinctions are ignored
among loyal men.
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FoRT MoxRoE-iiATTERAs, DC.

There is nothing new from the Burnsi lie
Expedition. All the vessels except five or
six which were lost, have got over the bar
at IIatteras, and at latest accounts were
lying at anchor at Hatteras. The expedl-
ton is much impeded by frauds practiced
in the purchase Of the vessels by misrep-
resenting their draft. The firm. in New
York that purchased most Of them Is to
be sharply dealt with.
From Port Royal we have accounts Of
the thorough investing Of Fort Pulaski by
eur forces, and reports Of heavy firing
heard in that vicinity The belief is, that
Fort Pulaski must fall, and that then
nothing can.prevent Gen Sherman from
taking Savannah.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-02-08

This long expected event took place in
the L. 5. Senate on Wednesday The
charge against Bright Has that OF disloyal-
ty, and the chief evidence letter from
him to jeff. Davis, written since the com
mencement OF the wrr, recommending to
Davis the adoption Of an improved arm,
&c., with expressions of sympathy. The
evidence was conceded TO be slender, but
coupled with Brights whole bearing ever
since the war broke out, was deemed con-
elusive Bright, in his closing speech of
defence, declared his purpose to cast him
self upon the perple of Indians, and seek
to wipe out his disgrace by having himself
returned to the Senate 1t will take all
the strength the democracy of Indiana can
muster to beat the republicans at the polls
with the best and truest man as their stan
dard bearer If they undertake 10 shout
Brighs, they are sure off, as they will de-
serve a Waterloo defeat. We have no idea
that they care enough about Brigh; to
commit political suicide on his account.
Jesse will hardly again be heard OF, and
may be considered as " dead cook in the
pit"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-02-08

NEW and valus bie invention is Hyatt :
Patent Knife and Scissors Sharpener-a
machine OF great durability aaI indispca-
sable 10 every family. It supplies want
long experienced by every Eousckeeper.
and which, when tried, no one would he
without The maaner of using il is so
simple that any person can work it. !
lady can sharpen her dull scissors in a
moment, and better than it can be done
by professional scissors grinder. In
sharpening knives both sides are ground
at the same time, producing a keen and
coucave edge and at the best possible
angle for cutting, and without scratch
ing or marring the blade \ farmer
can sharpen his sheep shears by il without
assistance and better than by any other
process. Tie o,sHers q the patent ,rarrant
lie machine 10 pel197m an that IS herein
ciaiaaed for Il The special object of this
notice is to inform e1;fs,prising men that the
patent is for sale by counties, at q rsry 131r
fy,re, to such as will engage in selling the
machine which we offer in large or small
quantities, at highly remuneratiye rates,
The small machine retails at one doiiIr, and
will wear three years in an ordinary sized
family. The large one retails for tee 32llIrs
and will last a lifetime. Coneeyances of
county rights and machines furnished by
Hyatt brothers Il Co, 10 Custom House
Place, Chicago, III.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-02-08

COFFEE AND RICE At DIsCoCNT.-The
Washington correspondent OF Forney ;
Philadelphia Press says, it is remark
able fact, that while green Rio coffee sells
in Philadelphia at 10 to IS cents per
pound, and rice at to y per pound
those articles can be bought much cheaper
in Washington. Coffee is sold IN parcels
at the stores at 10 cents per pound, and
rice is sold in the same way at cents
This morning two cents per pound could
not be obtained for rice, thodgh, as the
market reports say, it was freely offered.
These articles, we understand, have been
bought 10y torekeepers at the figures
named. Either the government or some
Northern merchants have been basely
swindled. The government is most proba-
bly, the sufferer.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-02-08

A despatch passed over the lines last
evening, stating that the forces under
Gen. Grant had taken Fort Henry.
Also, that there was an Instruction at
Richmond.
The Treasury Note Bill passed the
House on Thursday. The legal tender
clause was rejected, upon which the orr
ginal bill was withdrawn and = substitute
presented by Mr.. Stevens adopted What
its provisions were like is not stated.
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.SeHate-Various State resolutions were
presented, among others, resolutions of
the legislature of New York, asking Con
gress to apportion the national tax among
the States, and allow each State TO RAISE
the amount IN its own way. Referred.
Mr. Pomcroy offered a resolution, which
was laid over, enquring of the Secretary
of War Whether Government had made
any changes in the orders in reference to
the army in Kansas, since Gen. Lane left
Washin gton, aud whether it approved the
late order OF Gen. Hunter
resolution was passed approprIating
$1,000 for the purchase Of cotton seed,
and 81 900 for tobacco seed for distribution
through the patent office
! U1Dss--Mr. LOyejOy offered a resolu ton
{of iuquiriug Is To the truth OF the report
that the 18th Illinois regiment had LAID
down their arms on reading the first draft
OF Secretary Cameron report Laid over
The iouse took up the bill " for com
plet!ng the deiences Of Washington. and
struck out the Senate amendment dis
charging the Home Guards in Missouri
and Kentucky.
The House then went into committee
on the Treasury note bill. Mr. Vallauding-
ham making a speech against il
Adjourned.
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STATE OF ILLINOIS. $. s

- preme Court within for the Third Grand Diyf
sion o. said State Samuel :. Gardner Plaintiff in
Error, Lyman Han. L0us Ea=I Jerelish E!f-l and
H-lry King, p .eudsuts j. EErOr. Error - La sale
County Crclit Court
Where's, The above named plaintiff "a crro-. has
sued cut HfE ~ k'y"r o r. rrr-e Decree which
the said de 'eHiauts obtained against him in
tn- Circuit Caar Of Ia Sale County which said Wi:
o. error : lo" pending Boo sai5 supreme Court and
W'sr.a- "a writ o.. sclrs rrct1s. Tetrruatl- On tie
fir, day ~ tie next term OF -id Supreme Court 20 be
holden 80 ottawa, ia ,a STATE of nuo So on Tire Gr-
IL .-Iay after the ;ii-i Ns4lay 70 Ap-r next has
been H-y is-1-a herein according 80 law and wherein.
also 10 egu-4rs, hy 5f -vr co oil 5r r- Office o. The
C.-rs 70 said 50 Court, ta. tH- sEI Lyman la
aud HrUs King, Two % said defendants error. are
-re-!1-r'- 90 I- STATE OF iaos and withoat the
each 81 tie process % said Supreme Court:
&oE therefore. you the said Lyman Hal and Henry
az te i. defendants ia error 81. gau-r-- dence
appears aS afpr,.aii. are hereby uo-G-I - 20. and
appear h-t.s- t- Justices o. ,z-1 >Ip.eue Court at
re next term thereof tp ice holden a. OTTAWA IN "a &
S-ate The FIRST I-e.day after the thirI Monday IN
AHr -eNt -,.- q hear tE- record and pr5-rcd-
M Of said decree ~ sd CircU' g. bs01=n. INTO
SAID Uprem. Court vet urn O. said wit Of error
aud she errors -4el Z yoI ia and farther. to-
DO and receive what said slpre- Court shall order
this behalf
Dated thi- aah day % February, 4 D. 1852.
AEt=s-- J.. LELAND, ClEkK.
-. C. Gasr and .p-,~,. t..-vs
:. El-aE..E '-- 40 - FEB. S. So.
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A GREAT DIscovERY.-It has been dis
covered by thousands of house-keepers in
different sections OF the country that D.
B. De Land Il Co.'S Chemical Saleratus is
the only Saleratus that will produce a
uniform result and give perfect satisfac
ton. If once you try it, you will always
buy it. For sale by the wholesale Grocer
in Chicago.
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From KENTUCKY.

We nave not a word from the division
Of Gen. Thomas, supposed to be on the
move towards Cumberland Gap and Knox
vile, in Eastern Tennessee: nor do we
learn that General Buell. has made any
movement beyond throwing some 10000
men across Green River.
The deepest interest is now felt in the
movement under Gen. Grant, from Cairo
Paducah and Smithland, up the Tennessee
and Cumberland rivers. This forward
movement from Cairo commenced on Sat
urday night, and consisted Of 10 regiments
of infantry, two cavalry regiments, four
batteries, and gunboa;s FROM Cairo The
second brigade, composed Of the ! It'll (Col.
Wallaces), Goth Co. Marshs), 18th and
4Sth Ill. infantry regiments, the Attn H.
cavalry (CoL Dickey), and Taylor and
NcAllsters batteries, are under com
mand of Col Wallace; the other brigade is
commanded by Col Osles5y, the whole
comprising Cen McC!ernand's division,
and i. ssn,e 10000 strong. I2.000 more
joined the expedition at Paducah, and
this army arrived within three miles OF
Fort Henry, on the Tennessee line, on
Tuesday morning, where, at latest accounts,
the gunboats had engaged the fort, and
the infantry, cavalry, &c, had disembarked.
The rebels are said to be $1,000 strong at
the fort, and rumor even says Beauregard
is there, so that by this time hot work
must be in progress. OF the simultaneous
movement from Smithland on Fort Donel
son, on the Cumberland, - miles from
Fort Henry, we have no definite accounts.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-02-08

"DoST SEE IT.'-The Petersburg IVA
Express, in referring to Zollicoffers defeat,
says: We believe it will be ultimately
for our good, although at present we may
not be exactly able to see how.
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&artte-I he bill Mako appropriations
for the aiiitary academy at West Point was
yassed without amendment. So the bill
to de!ire.the pay and emoluments OF mil
itary officers.
Mr. Bglghi's case was resumed and after
a two hours speech OF Mr. B. in bis own
defence, the vote was taken, resulting in
Il in favor Of his expulsion and Il against
The Senate then adjourned
The House spent the whole day discuss
ING the treasury note bill IN committee Of
the whole, without coming 10 4 vote.
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MISSOURI.

&. All the accounts from Missouri refer
to the active movement of troops, not only
towards Springfield, but to CAIRO and
Paducah. There is immense activity of
this sort. The force moving towards the
Southwest, at last accounts, had reached
some IS miles beyond Lebanon, and scat
tered from Rola TO Lebanon, and Sedalia
to Lebanon, must be twenty or thirty
thousand strong The roads are in hor-
rible condition, and Of course very slow
progress is made Price is still at Spring
field, and all deserters from there insult
that he will stand his ground and fight
He is reported to have been reinforced
from Arkansas.
Gen Ilallcck and Gen. Hunter have
both issued orders to suppress jayhawking
in Missouri and Arkansas-that is, plum
dering property, whether by Unionists or
aeeessionists.
The An-eiger des Hescns, the leading
German paper in St. Louis has received a
~aSuing from the military authorities to
discontinue its present course or be sup
pressed 1t is violent Fremont and
abolition paper, and its articles had q
tendency to excite the German volunteers
to mutiny aud disobedience
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kBSER STRAWN.
NOTICE. Public notice is hereby

given 70 al persons interested, that the Commits
sioners appointed by the CRY Council o. the city Of
Ottswa to assess the Of Seven Hundred and Fifty
Dollars the real The par. OF the city BENG
fitted l.! laying an iron pipe under the Illinois 4
Michigan Canal IN Columbus street, have completed
their and made thereof 70 r.y Office
Any person wishing 70 appeal from said assessment
must file their objections IN writing ia my office on or
before Tuesday the 18Th day Of February, SCI at ?
o'clock NJ, rs The CIV Council viii that time in
the council hear all objections 10 the assessment
and revise and confirm arnul the same.
Fcb. s, 81 y. LEAYESS, CIrT CLERK
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he amount of CLERK tees collected in
1859 was 81, 962 0S; in 1860, S3,0l130; in
1861, $3.50 1t was doubtful if any more
of the fees Of 1859 or 1860 could be col
lected, but he expected TO collect about
$500 more OF the fees Of 1861.
The Judiciary Committee made a rerert
on TUESDAY, proposing some sweeping
changes in the judicial machinery of the
State They propose FIVE Supreme judges
instead OF three, and to make two new
grand divisions with an additional Court
House at Chicago and another at Peoria
The judges are to have $1,000 a YEAR
The whole number of Circuit JUDGES is
salary OF $500 a recorder of deeds in
addition to Circuit Clerk and another
County Clerk are provided for, in counties
of over $1,000 inhabitants. Grand juries
tax is levied on all civil suits to help pay
the Judges salaries. An Attorney General
is provided for at salary of $500, ex.
elusive of perquisites.
The Committee on Executive Depart.
ment also made a report on the 4th, in
substance, that executive officers are to
hold Office for four years; the Governor to
have salary Of $4,000 and other State
officers $1,000. The Governor to be ex-
officio fund commissioner and canal trustee.
A vote of tAvo-thirds in the legislature is
necessary to pass bill vetoed by the
Governor.
On Wednesday, the State Treasurer,
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MEXICO Accounts come from Mexico
via Acapulco and California, of a great
battle between the Spanish army and the
Mexicans at the National Bridge. neas
Vera Cruz, in which the Spanish were
defeated Ali accounts from Mexico agree
that the people are thoroughly united to
resist the invasion, and VIII make the best
fght they are capable Of