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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-01-25

In the entire purchase of arms and
clothing by our State officif Is, and in the
whole matter of quartermasters stores and
subsistence we are assured the same dis
proportion exists between the prices paid
by our State and the prices paid by the
General Government.
Now what do our people think of this
whole business? The republican papers
have set up howl at simple suggestion,
that the Constitutional Convention now in
session might shorten the official term o.
our present State officials. Win not the
people, with facts like the above before
them, soon rise up en- nsasse and demand
that their official career shall be ended at
the very earliest day practicable to put
the new constitution into effect and have
another election?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-01-25
The Story about Small POx in Utica.

UTIcA, Jan %, 1862
EDITOR FREE TRADER:-At the request of
citizens of this place, write for pubiica-
ton q statement of facts in relation to the
small poX in our neighborhood.
On the 5th of this month | was called
upon to visit family living two and half
or three miles northwest from here on the
bluff road leading to La Sale, and found
| a patient afflicted with that most loath-
some of diseases, the small pox; since
which time two others of the family, and
a boy living in the family, have been sick
with variolod, in a very mild from
On the tenth OF this month was called
across the river to see boy, living in the
township of Deer Park, who had varoloid
This boy, being n relation of the first one
was at his house, and slept with him after
he was attacked with the intiatory fever
On the 10th inst, was called to see
the father of this boy, and found him
hovng very mild form of varioloid This
man, having had small pox in the early
part of his life, went to nurse the first
family and attend SO their wants.
One other patient, living about miles
from here, was at the house of the first
patient when the eruption first made its
appearance, and was attacked in about
nine days with varioloid.
All had the disease in the mildest form
except the first one, and all are conva-
lescing. There has not been death
from it among all that have been taken;
and the story that we have the disease IN
this village, and that there are a number
of deaths from it every day, is another
falsebood. There has not been case of
it in the village and none nearer than
those have mentioned, and the disease is
not spreading.
Ali who have had it were unwittingly
exposed to it before the nature of the
disease was ascertained And can assure
people who have business in ttis place,
that they need apprehend no danger by
coming here. JAS. NJ. HIGBY, NJ. D.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-01-25

The CHICAGO Pork TRADE-During the
past week, the receipts of Hogs, alive and
dressed, in this city foot up 46,39S, against
24693 during the corresponding week in
1861, and ii ,263 in 1860. The total receipts
OF Hogs during the present pork season
IRON the middle of October) foot up 46S,-
44o' against 249, 952 during the correspond
lne perlod In the season of lS6O-6l, and
20. 100 during the same period Of 1890
The number of Hogs packed up to date.
during the present season, foots up nearly
$4,000, against 10000 up to the same date
last season.
The shipments Of Hogs from this city
East foot up about $4,000 since the COM
Inencement of the packing season.
The receipts of Hogs at Cincinnati this
season, according to the latest published
: accounts, We're 4l0,0O0-so that we are now
ahead of Cincinnati in receipts, although
probably not in the number pack ed-Chi-
cago doing large shipping business be.
sides paeking.-Chi Trtbune 23d
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-01-25

FLooDs.-News from California, to the
18th inst, brings accounts of frightful
floods i'm that State. The whole city of
Sacramento has been under water, from
two to eleven feet deep. The people have
been driven to the second stories of .heir
houses, and are unable to build fires to
cook their food. Cooked provisions in
large quantities have been sent from San
Francisco in two steamers.
Othe portions of the State have suffer-
ed sevd rely from from this unprecedented
inunda ton, and many millions of property
have been destroyed.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-01-25

GEv McCLELLAy-Tho abolition clamors
against Gen Mcclellan have suddenly
cased. The phenomenon is thus explain
ell by the Washington correspondent Of
the Chicago journal;
Since the simple and straight forward
statement Of his past Difficulties, present
plans and future intentions withrespect to
the campaign, before the War Committee.
Gen. Mcclellan is the object of general re
spect, and not only have the ccrpers in
Congress ceased their murmurings against
him, but there IS a more general disposition
than ever before on the part of all classes
to conGde 10 his hands the conduct Of the
field operations of the war. which. it i
universally believed are on the eve Of
mighty effects.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-01-25
PoRr ROYAL, DC.

The steamer Atlantic, from Port Royal,
on the afternoon of the Goth, had ! ,525
bales of unginned, and 60 bales of ginned
cotton aboard, and large numbers of pas
songers.
Over GO vessels were at Port Royal when
the Atlantic left. Military affairs remain
in statu quo No forward movement had
taken place.
From the Gulf we lealn, by this arrival
that the English schooner Gipsey, with
200 bales of cotton, was captured by the
New London in the Gulf, and taken to
Snip Island. The DeSoto ran into her { t
the mouth of the Mississippi on account
Of her acting suspiciously.
Fort Pulaski has been abandoned by
the rebels.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-01-25
FROM KENTUCKY.

Returned soldiers from Prestonburg
GRE amusing accounts of the fight in
which Humphrey Marshall's army was
used up. The fight commenced at Paints
vile, where body of the enemy's cavalry
was encountered and driven back by Col.
Garfield. He then pushed forward for
Prestonburg, and when near that place,
found the enemy posted on and behind
range of hills The 14th Kentucky vol
unteered to dislodge them from the hills,
which was done in short order. About
this time Col Garfelds reserve came up,
when he pulled off his coat, flung it into
the air, and told his men to follow and
give them Hail Columbia. As'the troops
mounted the tops of the hills, a rebel otfi-
Ger shouted in surprise, " How many are
your twenty-five thousand" was the
reply, when the rebels broke and run in
all directions. Garfield had less than $500
men, while there must have been three or
four thousand rebels. The rebels had
about $50 killed and wounded; our loss
was .
Perhaps the finest affair of the war,
however, occurred in Kentucky on Sunday
last We have heretofore explained the
relative positions of Zollicofier and Schoepf
at Somerset--Zollicoffer entrenched on
the Cumberland with 10000 men, and
Schoepf at Somerset, too weak to attack
him and too strong to let him get away
In this state of the case Gen. Buell. sent
Gen, Thomas with about 5000 men to
attack Zollicoffer in the rear. He arrived
within Is miles of Zollicoffer's camp when
the latter heard of his approach and went
out to meet him. The fight occurred at
q place called Webb's Cross Roads, and
lasted from noon to nearly shutdown, when
the rebels ran in the widest confusion
back to their entertainments. Thomas
followed close on their heels, and his men
slept on their arms outside of the rebel
works. The next morning they rose early
to renew the attack, when they found the
rebels had crossed the river during the
the night in a steamboat and some barges,
and made their escape.
The battle seems to have been hotly
contested on both sides, until ZolIcof.er
the rebel General, and Baillie Peyton, IT.,
his aid, were killed, when the rebels broke
and run. The rebels left 30 killed and
wounded on the field; our loss was 80
killed and 80 wounded. Gen. Thomas
took large number of prisoners, II can
non, 400 mules and horses, and all their
ammunition, quartermaster and commls-
sary stores. A large portion of his force
has crossed the river in pursuit of the
fugitives.
Gen. Schoepf was not in the engage
aeat He attempted TO cut off the retreat
of the rebels, but was unable on account
of the broken nature of the ground
This victory cleans ont eastern Kentucky
and leaves our array free to take Cumber-
iasd Gap and enter Eastern Tennesse.
Gen. Buell. is still on Green river with
his main column, but ready to advance as
soon as the roads will permit. He has
advanced several regiments TO South Car
roiton, and is preparing to occupy Roches-
ter. directly ia front of Bowling Green.
The rebels at Bowling Green are de.
stroying the railroads, telling trees across
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-01-25

~ prerne Court within and for the Third Grand Dv-
sion ol said state Stephen 4 Huribut Plaintiff il
Error, C.aulian NCrthrup, Defendant in Error
Error 70 Boone County Circuit Court.
Whereas, the above named Stephen 4. HIrlbut has
sued q writ Ct Error from said sIpr Court
reverse Judgmen: which the said C!audan b. Nor
hrup obtained against him IN said Circuit Court OF
County. which sad writ Of is pending
IN sail Supreme Court; and whereas, writ OF scire
TSciIs, Iegraah.- the first day Of the term OF
saiG Scpreu.- Court, be holden Ottawa in SAID
Illinois the first Tuesday AZ er he third
Monday IL April next. has been daily issued herein &C
coraiag 70 law and whereas also, l. appears by af
aav4t, ie IN the office % the Clerk o. said Supreme
Court, that the sad C4Glau b. Northrup the said de-
1elIal; = nonresident Of the State Of Hi
n,-- and st.o4. the reach Of the process VI said
preiIe Cosrt.
Now. there fore, you the said Ciauiaa y. Sorthrop
the sad d,f-u taut ia whose uou-Tesd-uce ap
Ie-ra Aforesaid, hereby Eottei to BE- aud appear
Def JI-es ~ sid Slpr=1c C0gr;, De he den
Ottawa. 20 sail state. tile first Tue day after the
third Monday la AplI nexr, A .. l-62, TO hear the
record aud proceedings Of sail judgment OF sad Cir
Court brought iaJ0 said Supreme Court
Of said writ OF ad the assigned II you
1T and fUrtlzr. 70 90 and receive shaI SAID Su
preEle Court shall order IN this behalf.
Dated tlis ty-i!rs day Of January 4. D. 1852.
L LELAND. CLERK.
". z. 81 GGESS, IIf z ATTY. Jan. %, '62
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-01-25
The BURNSIDE EXPEDITION.

It is now IL days since this expedition
left Fort Monroe, yet nothing really def
mite has been heard from it. The rumor
of heavy firing in Albemarle Sound last
Saturday; that Roanoke Island had been
taken on Monday; that large fleet was
entering Cape Fear River, &c, were GER
tainly premature. On this last rumor the
Norfolk Day Book remarks: "Such tele-
grams should be suppressed, as they only
serve to excite people, and God knows we
have trouble enough without trying to
create panic"
All that is known with any thing ap-
preaching certainty is, that on Monday
about all the lighter vessels of the expe-
dition had passed Hatteras into Pamlico,
and that some of the heavier steamers
were outside Also that the women and
children have been removed from New
BERN where the secessionists, with their
usual sagacity or means of gaining unlaw
full. information, expect an attack. The
probability is that Newbern and Roanoke
Island will be attacked simultaneously.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-01-25
FROM CAIRO.

The event of the week is the return to
Cairo of the expedition into Kentucky, of
which so much has been said of late. 1t
appears now, the expedition was merely
intended as grand reconnaissance in force,
and not to fight,-unless the rebels in
Columbus should venture out to meet
them, and to frighten Polk SO that he
would send no achievements to Bowling
Green. The expedition commenced leav-
ing Cairo on the 9th, got fairly into Ken
lucky by the 18th, and then for week
occupied itself in traversing and eXamin-
ing the country north, east and southwest
of Columbus for 90 miles in each direction.
Gen. McClernand was at times within D
miles of Columbus, aud drove in Polk's
pickets Yet the whole force under Grant
does not appear to have exceeded 5000
men. Gen Smith, from Paducah, co OPP
Grated with the expedition SO far as to
take Camp Beauregard, from which he
drove two secession regiments, taking their
camp equipage and stores. During Thurs
day and Friday it rained furiously, swelling
all the streams frightfully and rendering
the mud knee deep So on Friday the
expedition started back for Cairo. But
for the rain and mud probably most of the
regiments would have remained in Ken
lucky.
Columbus appears to have been in a
terrible fright about the expedition. Their
reports said that Halleck was coming with
| 10000 men. Their scare was not lessened
any by the fact that about that time one
of our gun-boats had thrown an expert
imen:al shell into their fort that killed
and wounded II of their men. The rise
in the river and ice had also carried of
their chain cable across the river.
The expedition, though apparently a
"march up the hill and down again, was
not without important meaning. 1t felt
land opened the way for a more effective
one intended to move in the same direc-
ton. The rapid and immense accumula-
ton of men, munitions, &c, at Cairo still
continues and must mean something.
While the expedition was gone into
Kentucky, Col. Ross was sent on another
expedition from Cape Girardeau to Bloom
fold, Mo. He returned on Saturday with
45 prisoners, among whom were rebel
Colonel and four Captains.
The Ohio river, at last accounts, had
risen enormously at Cairo, and the ice was
passing out of the Mississippi.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-01-25

ANOTHER HARD Pill FOR ABoILTIoNIsM-
The President has filled the vacancy on
the Supreme Bench, orcasioned by the
death of Judge Mclean, by the appoint.
ment of Judge Swan, of Ohio This Swan
is the Judge who, on the Supreme Bench
of Ohio, a few years ago, decided the
fugitive slave law to be constitutional, and
for that sin, was ousted from his place by
the republicans when the time for another
election came around His present APP
pointment is even more significant of the
Presidents hostility to abolitionism than
was the removal of Cameron.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-01-25
Congress-.
thursday, Jan. 1f

.Senate-On motion of Mr. Hale, aresolu-
ton was adopted declaring that the refusal
of Mr. Lamon, Marshal of the District. to
admit senators to.the. city prisons, was a
breach of the privileges of the Senate.
Mr.. Wilson's bill to punish officers in the
army or navy for returning fugitive slaves,
was discussed, amended and then laid
over.
The Kansas contested case was again
taken up, and after a lengthy discussion
decided in favor of Lanes right to the seat
as senator from Kansas-Ayes q, noes 10
The House spent the day in making
Buncombe speeches in committee on the
Fertilization Bill.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-01-25

MExIco.-The Spanish in Vera Cruz don't
appear to find their situation over plea
SAINT Il hey are cut off from all vegetables,
fuel or other supplies of the country
around, and fare little better than if be-
sieged. sortie of a thousand men has
been Sc nt out to forage for provisions
Meanwhile the government at the city of
MexicoIis clustering as usual about driving
out the invaders, but without dollar in
the treasury and no leader in whom to
confide, their resistance will end in smoke,
the usr al way.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-01-25
News of the Surrender of Mason and
Slideli in Europe.

The steamer City of Washington which
left Liverpool on the Sth inst, arrived on
Thursday. She left Liverpool few hours
after the arrival of the Jura, with news of
the surrender of Mason and SlIdell. The
news gave the liveliest satifaction, and
consols Immediately advanced l to ! per
cent.
The Nashville is still at Southampton,
ready for sea, but is watched by the gum
boat Tuscarora outside the harbor Bread
stufis quiet and steady. Cotton market
excited and upward.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-01-25

.Ssna.e-A bill was passed providing that
the examination of a witness before Con
gfess shall not prevent his being examined
or prosecuted in the same matter before a
Court.
The resolution to expel Mr, Bright was
resumed, aud most damaging speech
made against him by Davis, Of Ky. Adj
iourned.
U5use-The House went into committee
of the whole on the Executive and Judi
cal appropriation bin and discussed gene
raj politics Mr.. Owen, rep. Of y. Y,
made a strong anti-abolition speech.
Mr. Stevens from the Ways and Means
committee. introduced bill authorizing
the issue o $4,000 900 Treasury demand
notes, and also for the issue Of 800 100000
L. :. stocks. Adjourned.
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Missouri.

The forward movement from toward
Springfield commenced on the DIST Al,
the wives Of officers at Rolla have been
sent to ST. Louis. The force leaving Rolla
is variously stated at from ten to twenty
thousand men. The main division of the
advancing column is to be under the COM
mand of Gen. Sigel Price, at last accounts,
was at Springfield and Wilson's Creek
with about 1000 men. There is little hope
that he viii stand his ground but the
force from Rolla will follow him clean
through Arkansas if nscessary-so il is
said
Col DEXTER, in command of the federal
forces at Lexington, has done good bust
ness during the week in capturing rebels
and rebel property in that vicinity
Among prisoners taken by him are the
notorious Captain Whitney and Shelby
Banks. He has also recovered 80 horses
taken from Mulligan's command, with
wagons, harness, commissary stores, DC,
stolen from the steamer Sunshine
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-01-25

ANOTHER NAVAL EXPEDITION is now being
fitted out at New FORK and other points,
to sail under command of Commodore
Farrigut. 1t will consist Of the Richmond,
Pensacola, and many others of our heaviest
war steamers 1t will be by far the most
powerful Of the naval expeditions yet sent
out Its destination is supposed to be
Savannah or New Orleans. 1t will be
ready to sail in about three weeks.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-01-25

Mason and Slidell have been heard from
at Bermuda. The Rinaldo, in which they
left Boston, was to carry them to Halifax,
but was obliged to 60 to Bermuda on
account of the stormy weather. They
were awaiting the British mail steamer to
get passage to England.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-01-25

MIsFoRTUSE-Thisis world of misfor-
tune and one of the saddest to a good
house-keeper is to be afflicted with heavy.
sour bread, biscuit, sc IF you are ever
troubled i'll this way get D. B. Deland Il
Cos Chemical Saleratus, when you will
be surprised by its charming results in
removing the cause of your misfortune.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-01-25
DEATH or JOHN TYLER-The Richmond

DEATH OF JOHN TYLER.-The Richmond
papers of Jan. 18th, announce the death
after brief illness, of John Tyler, Ex-
President of the United States. The
event, says the Chicago Times, is worthy
of little notice. He should have died
before the rebellion, and thus saved the
spectacle of an ex-President Of the United
States in a conspiracy to overturn the
government.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-01-25

Missouri SENATORS The Governor o
Missouri has appointed John B. Henderson
and Gen. Wilson to the Senate of the L.
s in place of Polk and Johnson, expelled.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-01-25

FRIDAY, Jan. II.
,Ssnate-The bill was passed allowing
soldiers, sailors, and marines to send letters
through the mails without prepayment OF
postage
The House bill, declaratory of the pur-
pose of Congress to impose as tax was
passed-39 to land the senate adjourned
to Monday
House-The Committee on the District,
to whom had been referred complaints
againstmarshal Lamon, reported that they
had no fault to find with HIM.
Mr.. Stevens reported the West Point
appropriation bill, accompanying it with
the remark that the Ways and Means com
mttee were hard at work ana wouldn' t
move minute faster in consequence Of
libels of the press.
The fertilization bill was taken up and
after some discussion passed without any
amendment. Adjourned to Monday.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

IL Estate Of George Sutzberyer, deceagri The nm
der gned having been appointed ADMINISTRATIVE OF the
estate OF George Suberger, late OF the county Of La
Sale, and state of Illinois, deceased, hereby give no.
tice that she will appear before the county Court Of
La Sale County, the Court House in Ottawa the
March Term, the third Monday in March Eext at
which time all persons having claims against said
notified and requested to attend for the pur-
pose OF having the adjusted AL persons indebt
ed to said estate requested to make immediate
to the undersigned.
Dated this twentieth day Of January, 4. D. 1862.
SOPHIA SULTZBERGER.
Jan. 70, 1862 AdHinistrdfr-i5..
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FoRTIrrcATIoS BILL-The Fertilization
bill which has passed the House, makes a
total appropriation of $4,000 for the
years 1862 and 1863. The sums appropri-
ated for Lake defences are For Fort
Montgomery, at the outlet of Lake Cham
plain, Sl50,000; for the Notifications on
the Northern frontier, including the forti-
fications at Oswego, Niagara, Buffalo, De-
troit and Mackinaw, $4,000.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-01-25

REPEATING TUNEs.-A correspondent of
the Glasgow Herald mentions that in a
certain church, the other Sunday, the
singers might have been heard proclaming
curious and exciting, but not very agree
able chronological pursuit in the following
line of hymn:
And well catch the flee,
And we'll catch the flee,
Aid we'll catch the flee ting hour