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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-03-21

HAD HIM THKRE.-" You can't make a
jewel out of pigs cal" said an acquaint-
ance to our friend Sykes. the other day,
during discussion AS to the merit of an
individual for a certain position.
Yes can" returnedS S. You just let
me box your ears, and if you don have
an earring, then I'll sell out, that's all y
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-03-21
MASTERS SALE.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN That BY virtue Of ~
~ decree made and entered Of record by the Cir
cult Court Of La Sale County, State of Illinois, At the
November Term OF said Court. D. J. &c, in certain
cause then pending in said Court, the G. ancery
sids thereof, wherein Jacob Strawn yaiaans
and David strawn, Sarah strasn his wife Dsron Hoi.
herman. Eli strawn Jeremiah Strswn. Silas w. Chse-
yer, William c. Moore, Ius;is NJ. Clark and Samuel
Hose were defendants, shah on MONDAY, the 18Th
day OF APHIL, d. 1853, between the hour. Of ujne
o'clock IN The forenoon and sunset Of said day offer
Tor sale at The south door OF the County Court
In Ottawa, IN said county al Public Auction and will
then sell TO tHe g.s bidder, the following described
property being the ordered Sy said decree 20 b.
sold, thai is to The half Of the south as,
quarter OF section thirty four i and the ives, hair Of
tie southeast quarter section thirty five ( and the
west hall oi the or Iarter Of thirty five
tS); as" the north ST quarter she south est
quarter Of section iwsntysix t2S1 township thirty
three 49, north of range three () Of third
principal meridian also the north wost quarter OF
section two (2 and the northeast section
three go township thiriy-two t3z) north, o. range
three 80 east OF the third principal dian All s-
aa;e in the county Of La sail. and State OF Illinois
Terms OF sale-Cash- u. \. HoLLISTER
Hdstrr an Ci0ncsry.
tsaE. oh
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-03-21

An Irishman, just from the sod, was eat.
ing some old cheese, when he found, to
bis disnsy, that it contained living in
habisants. BE jabers, siad he, does your
chase in this country have childrenY
measureless rogue. II in whiskey, then
he is rogue in spirit If he gives q bad
title to land, thea he il q rogue in deed.
If he gives short measure in wheat. then
he is y rogue in grain. And if he cheats
when he car, he is in deed, in spirit, IN
grain. a measureless scoundrel. Ii ne
cheats at all, he il tall cheat
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-03-21

WEIGHING BUrTER-A pedlar in the
Highlands. having run short of butter,
applied to farmers wife for supply.
How muekle did We want" said she
"a pun will d." said the pediar. 81
Gamma MAX We pun replied the woman,
l.. haze ma pun weight "Weel, what
weight haze ye y said the pedlar. "Twa
pun, said the woman. land which is the
weight p said the man. "Oh, it's jist the
tangs." "Weel, said he, put ans leg in
the scale. and tither oot and that i'll be a
pun" The woman did SD as requested,
but when it was weighed she looked
doubtfully at the butter, and said. 1T
looks muckls pun" "Oh. it's all right,
woman" said the pedlar, allow much is
it 2 "a saxpenee," was the reply, which
thepedlar paid, and departed rather hastily.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-03-21

MELANCHOLY MARRIAGE-A friend re.
lates the following, which he assures us is
literally true. couple of young people,
young man and a young woman, took a
sleigh ride yesterday afternoon On the
road the young man popped the question
and the yound woman accepted, and it
was speedily arranged that the two should
20 to West Alexander and get married
They accordingly proceeded to that Gretna
Green, and minister was called from his
bed and the ceremony performed The
young man is said to have been slightly in.
to1lca:ed and very much enthused at the
time. Upon the return, young woman be
gan to realize the importance OF what she
had done, and sought relief in tears of re-
pentance. Tho young man whose sober
sense had returned, commenced to cry
also. 1t is said they took to hugging one
another, and in the language OF our in
formant :" Fhey cried and Rugged and
huand cried all the de way home"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-03-21

The Niles Enquirer records the good
luck of citizen Of that village, who while
bathing in the river, discovered after an
industrious scrub of his person Of about
five minutes, q pair of drawers which
he had lost two years before.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-03-21

The L. S:Marshel who left Cincinnati
on Wednesday,, with two companies of
troops, for tho purpose of arrestng, in
Noble county. Ohio, a deserter and man
who advised him to desert, telegraps that
he wiil::probAbly be resisted by 500 or L.
900 men.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-03-21

Three Venet,ans, having come to this
country, were so dreadfnlly attacked with
opthalmia as to lose their sight. What
can We do with these poor fellows?" asked
a surgeon at one of the hospitals. Why"
said q wag, "at the worst, We can set each
of them up as Venetian blind"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-03-21

ARREST OF JUDGE CONSTABLE The Hon.
Chas. h. Constable, Judge Of the 4th judi
cial circuit of this State, WAS arrested
while on the bench on the 4th inst. by
order of the Secretary of War The all
legged reason for his arrest was, that Judge
G. had discharged several deserters from
the army who had been brought before
him on some process. The States Attor.
ney of that circuit, however, makes q
statement over his own signature Of the
arrest, in which this is denied He SAYS
Judge Constable did not release the al.
legged deserters at all, or have anything
whatever to do with them. He simply at
the instance of the attorney of the per.
sons who had attempted to arrest the al
legged deserters, heard a complaint against
them on the charge of attempt to kidnap,
and as they could produce no authority
for the arrest of deserters in Illinois, and
as under the Law the complaint against
them seemed to be sustained, he held
them for further examination. This is
substantially the whole case. And it was
for this that Judge Constable was arrested
in the midst of his official duties by Fede-
raj military authority, transported to an
other State, and is held in Imprisonment.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-03-21

Poverty is often despair. A psor fellow
went to hang himself, but finding pot Of
gold went uerily home. But he who had
hidden the rot went and hung himself
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-03-21

French gentleman, NJ. Mouls. has
just written a book on oysters, in which he
informs the world that the oyster is 4" an
accephalous molluscous bivalve" Who
would have thought it?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-03-21

"Spell cat said little girl Of FIVE
years Of age, the other day, to q smaller
one Of only three. ~ can't" was the
reply. well, then" continued the YOUTH
full mistress, III you can't spell cat, spell
kitten"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-03-21
u S T r AY NOTICE.

DARK BROWN MARE COLf-Taksn no bv J. q.
Reironnet, in the town Of Peru, . dark brown mare
colt coming I've years in spring. few white hairs In
tine forehead. 3. W. RAYMOND. CIaK.
March II, leeA
sORREL HORSElraken up b. Nicholas Moore, in
the tom Of Dinmick, medium sissd sevrel horse,
With . star IN The fershead. valuatisn o66.
March Is, 1884, Q. ". RAYMOND, CLasx.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-03-21
Sheri # S Sale.

DY virtue OF an Execution and Fee Bill issued cut
ID OF the Clerks Office of the Cii cult Court Of La
Sale County, and State OF Illinois, and to directed,
whereby am commanded to make the amount OF .
certain Judgment recently obtained against John L.
Coates and in favor Of George W. King, out OF the
lands tenements goods and chaites OF the said John
L. Coates have levied the following property. to-
wit: Lot eight 81 lot nine 90 and lot ten 0) IN
block one hundred and forty seven (li7) in NinewA,
now the city Of Peru, all Of said lots being in the
county OF La Salle III.
Therefore, according to said command, shall sx-
pose sale Public Auction, all the right title and
interest Of the above named John L. Coates. in
and to the above described property, on TUES0AY,
the POURTEENH day Of APRIL, 1868, at 0clsek.
p the south door Of the Court House in Ottawa,
La Sale county, Illinois
Dated at Ottawa, this Twelfth day Of March.
1868. W. R. MiLLlGAN,
Sherry of La Sale County, Iuinets.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-03-21

Another Of the bright niger movements
of this war has come to nougat General
Hunter promised tremendous results, in
gassy leader in the Big Tribune, from his
negro expedition into the heart ofrebeldom,
to stir up a negro insurrection. Well, the
negroes, 1000 strong went, under two abo-
lition colonies, taking with them 5000
extra muskets and ACCOMPLISHMENTS to arm
the slaves. A squad of rebel cavalry lay
in wait for them, and, as they approached,
quietly gobbled them up, arms, colonies
and all.
Well may the rebels be Obliged to Gen.
Hunter for rendering them such efficient
/" aid and comfort"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-03-21

A New York lawyer thus defines trans
cendentalisn q" 1t is two holes in q sand
bank storm washes away the sand-benk
without disturbing the holes'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-03-21

Night brings out stars, as sorrow .!% snom ss
US truth; we never see Stars III. We see
little or naught else-and thus it is with
truth.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-03-21
MASTERS SALE.
SALE

49, Lt "a LII
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN That nv ,;,,n -,
~ decree made and entered Of record by Nh. C,r
cult Court OF La Sale County, State of Illinois, =, ,h
February Term OF said Court, A. l.. 1868 n r,,.;.
cause then pending il said Court. ON the CbApeerv
side thereof, wherein George Smith and Elisha w
willard we're compliments, and Alexander Cruick-
shank John s. Fisher, George ". King, William Gnu.
mAsero, Nicholas Marc, John Morris and william
Thompson were defendants, shall, en- MONDAY, the
18Th day OF APRIL, u. 1865 between the hours of
Ten o'clock in the forenoon and o'clock p. n. Of
SAID day ofer for sale the south door OF County
Court House In OTTAWA, in said county Public Auc-
ion and WILL then sell 90 the high rdder, fol-
loving described property being the ordered BY
said decree 10 be sold that is to say Lots number
three 3) and four a. OF block eishty-ive (s5 in th
NiBewa Addition TO the City Of Pern Illinois, and lotg
number three 49, four az and five O OF block number
seven a. in Dssconb's Addition the city of Peru
Illinois also the east twenty l20) feet Of the west
forty 4o) feet Of lot number Eve 5) Of block number
seventeen ~ Cor that part OF it south Of the Chicago
and Rock Island Railroad Company's track, upon
which 10 erected ihree-story brick s,ore in the old
town Of Peru. Illinois.
Terms Of sals-Cash. EA HCLLISTER
. Muster in CAancery:-
Ottawa, March 10 A. ID. 1851.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-03-21

overwarn friends, like hot potatoes, are
quickly dropped.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-03-21
Spring and Summer Goods.

TXVHE UNDERSIGNED, having bough: out A. Lynch,
Il is again in his old stand. and would say to his old
customers and ali ones that he 10 just in recept
OF . of Spring and Summer Good. purchased
for CASH in the hast, which for sale, and which
he intends Sell. Do you wish to buy II 80, call,
and you can buy satisfactorily to yourself
narl4 3otf.l 8. W. CHEEVER.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-03-21

sln IA 81 esr rss. ssr 1., :ssa
Mary Ann Simpson %. Elias L. simpsen.-Bili for Di-
yoTcs.
Affidavit Of the non.residence Of Elias L. simpson
the defendant above named, having been MED In the
Office of the Clerk Of said Circuit Court OF said county
Notice 10 hereby given the said Elias L. simpson:
that the defendant Aled her bill Of complaint IN sald
Court, the Chsncsry side thereof on me ~" "y
IF March "a d. 1868, and that suHHons thefeoPon Is
an cd Ont of sa,d Court against said defendant return
able ON the second Monday Of June asxs' - u ~ law
required. ts ru.. T. s,..
shall personally be and appear before said Circuit
hdsn A. tbe Court House in Ottawa, in said county,
the secopd Monday OF June, A. 1868 and plead.
Ssr or demur the said complainant bill Of com.
,i.;nt the same and the matters and things sherein
charaed and stated. will be taken confessed, and
said Bill. i. D. MOORE, ClERK.
G. II. HOOK, Dsrusr.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-03-21
N O TIC !!

TUNO Farmers and others who wsat Coal and Farm
Il ing Tools.
The subscriber has - ready dug, his farm near
the Feeder Bridge, the Dayton road, two hundred
Of coal for sale. at from two and quarter
dollars per load at the bed, where he n i'll hsreAhs
keep . censta supply. The subscriber will give to
dersands digging and selling COAL fair wages and con-
slant employment, and furnish . mfortabls house
and good garden, At . very Low rent.
FOR SALE Low for cash approved credit, One
good or 3 horse BREAKING FLOW, two good COM
pows, three srheeI bdrroscs, two horse
sheers. two double sed00ons or oas
also fifteen twenty bushels of seed pofd
tees. OF the best quality, for CASH ONLY.
HENRY A. ROWLAND.
ottawa March 10Th 1Sc3-Si- 8m
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-03-21

A Good Farm To Rent,
HlWELyE miles from Ottawa, team and tools =
l. nished, with chance for man to board. Enquire
Of Mrs JULIA c. WARREN, Grand Rapids, or 1T
this ofice. 13ltf
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-03-21

T.. IL HALBERI.
NoTtIrest Of Co..rt House, esrnsr La SAFE
and .Hu,i,scn .Sse-s
otta-a, March sI,t. I,s-3i
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-03-21

SOLDIERS viii ind large stock Of Fatigue sh oes.
Long Boots, &c &c, al very low rates.
In fact, Boots and Shoes Of III kinds, styIes and
sizes at about old prices
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-03-21

Ever shown In town.
Havn. bad large share Of my stock mas usaetured
on ORDERS GIVEN LAST FALL, before the great
advance in the price OF labor and stock am prepared
and will retail Boots and Shoes in Ottawa a. lew ns
they be bought in Chicago BY the box.
By dsvotieg my whole time and attention to trade I
enabled to ODER unusual advantages those wish
ing to buy,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-03-21

Ii Is not my purpose 10 express an
opinion as to which was nearest right; but
by whichever Of these various motives or
consideration. the Republicans who came
to our support were influenced, all agreed
in the last conclusion All saw that the
Democrats were as earnestly engaged in
the prosecution of the war as was Mr.
Lincoln himself They saw that no party
in the history Of this. or any other country,
had ever shown IA rre siisinterested patriot
ism than had been exhibited by the De-
Inocrat, since the breaking out OF the re-
bellion- Before the smoke of the political
battle of 1850 by which Mr. Lincoln Tas
placed IL power, had cleared Away, Il civil
war was inauguEutsl, which had been pro
rokea ana induced. though certainly not
justified, by tie wild fanaticism Of the
leaders Of the party which had placed Mr.
Lincoln ia power, and democrats wee
called ur5n to 60 and shed their blood
and expend their Subsistence in a war
which they believed might have been
avoided by proper conciliatory course,
which they had recommended, but had
been treated with contumely by those in
power But notwithstanding all this the
Democrats had shut their eyes to all that
had gone before, and iuShed the involun-
tary murmuribs that the war was needless
had just defeated them at tue polls, and
they had rushed to the ranks under Mr.
Lincoln, only rendering that tIeir cosn try
and its Constitution were in danger. These
conservative Republicans had witnessed
all this and they appreciaiedit They saw
that the Democrats had come up to the
support of the country even more cheer
fully and earnestly than had their politi
cal opponents, in whose hands was all the
patronage of both the civil and the milf
fary administration III could see that
the Democrats had boldly fought and
freely Lled from no sordid Rlo4ives,-to
maintain no party asoendancy, but solely
TO maintain the Union and Constitution.
When they saw all this, the conviction
was forced upon them that to the Demo
cratic party alone must they look for the
SalYatiol Of the country aad the restora-
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1863-10-24
A New Rebel uCleo.

A lc.ter from zone Of the abest citizens Of
Louisiana appears in the Columbia "South ca
TonaT." Ae makes tho following suggestions as
to the best means Of conducting the war iu Iu-
tuFe and in general way shows how EASY war
could be carried on if talking woall do il
The war, il continued caA no longer be con-
Quoted as 1t hal been, Our currency is 80 depr1-
cioted that it will soon cease to be available |
sec but one romedy, Let no moro paper mone5
bo issued. Lot the whole conlcderacy be divided
into two classes the combatants and the nrodu-
GERS. As long as this war shall last, every one Of
us mus! be satisfied with shelter, food, and co-
thing and nothing else, The soldiers and off.
GERS, from the highest to the lowest, must tight
Without pay. Why should they need money
when provided with necessaries and their families
taken care OF Letall the resources and produc-
ton5 ol every farmeror planter be put at the dis
Ipostl Of the Government, without pay. Let eve
Try woman and every child old enough for tho
PURPOSE be made TO work without pay, Let the
President and every civil officer or empIoye have
no pay In fact let it DO n penal olrance to buy
or sell any thing bat let food, raiment, shelter
and medicine be secured to every enc under a
parish or county organization, controlled or gu.
perysed by The genorul Government Ia this Hly
there would be no further increase Of our latioDa
debt; in fact, no currency would be necessary ol
the time being, but every one who should hsvl
Confederate notes in his pocket would then fee
| that they are good and that he would have some
thing to fall back upon when peace ia declared
1t Is on this principle that Frederick tho Great
when the existence Of Prussia was at stake, cur
/, ried on successfully his famous seven years wa
/ against such odds rs the world had never see
, before and mover saw SINGS. Berlin. his capita
/ was taken and sacked i've or six times, and hi
y whole territory tuioel almost into wilderness
but he came out otiLat war without cent 9
y debt. Why Because he seized upon the Who'll
of Prussia, and forced every humnn being in it I
: contribute to its deliveance. He did not ssu
!. bonds, bat parted with his silver spoons, and Oh
n pectod tho same sacrifice from all hs subject
I He took every thing in the fame Of Prussia, an
! paid for nothing We know with what glorious n
suits Should we adopt such policy, whC
/. would instantly putt stop to the increase of OF
4 rational debt aud give the world the sublime q
suranca Of our determination not to rail-tor
/. theF with Tho undcniable proof Of the npossib
:. lily Of our failing, because oftho very adoption
"a such a pc!cy- ke eight per cent, bonds wouI
n rise to l2O Or 20 in Europe The faith Of
:. heroic nation would no longer be doubtc
ID Those bo1ds would then he more eagerly eoug
~ after than gold and with them We would procu
n every hing in European market, The Ncrth
d self which relies on our fast approaching ban
oi uptcy, woud despair Of trdnphing over /
IL South when transformed into a vast camp aad
y vast national workshop
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1863-10-24
Coaching il in China.

Perhaps the most illustrious personage that
ever sat on tho box was his Majesty the Empo
ror Of China. George the Third selected splen
did carriage as a present for this monarch, and
sent it by Lord Mccartney, that ambassador ,of
whose diplomatic stewardship SO volumnous
record has been written The emperor received
the gift gracioSsly, and when the embassy had
departed he determined on astonishing his flat
noseA subjects with this now addition to his
magni6cence But there was o difficulty in the
way His celestial majesty did not know in what
part ofhe vehicle to deposit his celestial person
A council Of MandaIins was Called and tho ques
ton aud coach grayey put before them. After
long debatedtho wise Ho.mi-hi, q very Ulysses
aud (willow) pattern Of sages, pronounced tina
the front place outside, covered with gorgoou
hammer) cloth was alone worthy Of being pres
sed by the weight Of the Brother Of the SUI
and Stars, and that as for driver. the fascu
should be put out of sight in The body Of VI
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1863-10-24

penetrated to the front Of Forts Johnson and Ri.
pley was to obtain scarcely comparsaipg adyanta-
ges, with regard 10 The siege Of Charleston, for
Gen. Gillmores big guns from the batteries now
erecting at the head Of Morris Island, are capable
.ol hurting on Charleston storm Of devastation
Infinitely more severe than what the monitors
tcould fling from their lighter artillery at point
much nearer. Tho possession Of Morris Island
enables ia to maintain complete blockade Of
Charleston haTbor, and isa position from which
gu; land forces can operate with increased facility
and success. Gen. Gilmore is still preparing 10
renew the bOmbardslent Of Charleston.
A letter to the New York Times, dated the OH
says' THE September gales are upon us, aud of
course the vessels cannot be managed in rough
sea-, But two nights ago we were visited with a
fearful storm, which threatened to drive all the
vessels on the beach ana sweep the tents from Off
the Island, Such storms are frequent at this sea.
son ofthe year"
II !, stated that the steamer Atago on her ro-
cent trip, conveyed to Gen. Gilmore eighty cases
of shells containing Greek fire, 1t Is also STATED
that the>nayy will notrecommence the attack up.
On the rebel position until Gen. Gillmogos new
batteries are ready to operate.
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1863-10-24
The Siege Of Charleston.

The latest accounts from Norris Island arc to
noon of the 10th instant, The work ofmounting
guss on Battery Gregg was very slow IN conse-
quence Of the shot and shell which were being fir.
ed from Battery Bee and Fort Moultrie, at inter
walls Of about twenty minutes.
The New York world states that, according to
the private advices received, the active siege Of
Charleston, as conducted during the past few
weeks, would seem to have been suspended, The
monitor fleet were doing nothing, and had been
silent for several days. Notwithstanding the con
dtion to which Fort Sumter was reduced, the
iron.clads appear 10 have found 1t impossible Il
p0ss Fort Moultre and the distractions beyond
and further effort to reduce that fortress wal
therefore scarcely worth the necessary 'expendl
ture of life and means. Tven had tho feet sue
Ceeded in penetrating within the hurbor, it hat
still to encounter vastly more formidable batterie
than before, as must be apparent to all with tn
map Of Charleston harbor before them, To hay