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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-08-29
INortg,lge Sale Of Real Estate.
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NA HEkEAS John r. Anthony and Helen 81 Anthony,
w his wife, by their certain Mortgage Deed da:ed
November leih, A.. ls62 and daily aekno lodged nnd
delivered did convey TO the undersxned the real
hereinafter described, TO secure the payment o.
certain prolnissory note or the Of nine hundred
dollars, executed by the SAID John F. Anthony to the
undersigned on the 2oth day Of June, A. D. 1852 and
due year from date, with interes, ten per
cent. and whereas it was and Is provided In said
mortgag. deed, (among o;her thngs) tina. If default be
made in the Payment Of Of said note, either OF prnci-
pal OF interest or the day day: sh-rson the
SHAH become due aud payable ihen the undersigned
FER publishing motto. IN a weekly newspaper prin-
ted in ihe county Of La ;Salie Illinois, four
before the day OF such sale, thereby authorized
sell said premises in said mortgage deed described
and all right OF equity Of redemption Of the said John
P. hony and Helen NJ Althoay, hi. VIE their heir.
AID assigns therein, At public auction, a. the Cour;
House door IN said county, TO the highest bidder for
cash, the time mention ed in such which said
mortgage deed duly recorded 10 Book NO S. pages
$50 &c, o'the records OF La Sale county where
default La. beu made in the paymen, OF said note both
Of principal and o! the Interest on the from the
taie thereof.
Therefore notice i. hereby given. tina, l, Edwin n
Fay the Mortgages in said Mortgage Deed under by
virtue Of the poSer given in aud by the ILL.,
hour Of 10 o'clock A Monday, the 18Th day Of
September D. 1868, a. the south door Of the Ccur:
House in county Of La Sale in IL State
o. Illinois. sell public auctou the highest bidder
for cash ;he several los pieces or parcel. Of land d..
Lo, nine, g. In block for;ytso (ss lot three, 49,
block aiytwo, (2 , also "a. undivided one-haif OF
the ollosing described lots, TO wit Lo. two g.? and
foar,t IA block (.) lot two, e. in BLOCK three,
90 lo fouf a, ia block four, q lot nine, % IN
eieet 90 10; four, il in tloet 'orty-sgh
AS Il lot four, Al brock fort nine, - j lo one Il
In tloek hhyIwo. l5s lot fourteen lI.,l in lock
seventy three 73 j and lot le IN block seventy
seven, ~, ali ia .iatee Addtioa the town,
city 0Ilxps county az Ia sa IL and Iuino
together with the aPryrieaauces se'ersiy belonging
thea etc.
oeive deed Of the premises parrhas.t std the pro
cerds OF ..t SAFE val be applied accordance s.tt
kDwIH R yAr.
cGars, Aug % 1853. A0rtgIJee.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-08-29

The La Sale county Fair commences
one week from next Tuesday. The
grounds have been put in better order
than they have been in at any previous
fair, and all the preparations have been
made on the assumption that it is to be
the largest fair ever held in the county.
The indications also are, that this expec-
tation will not be disappointed. In the way
of Horses, Cattle, and Machinery, the
promise is certainly highly favorable. We
learn that there are already five splendid
nor s from abroad undergoing course
of training for this fair; and almost daily
limitations are given to the officers Of the
Society of crack horses, noble cattle, &c,
that are getting ready for the exhibition
J.. IS new only necessary that the proper
stteetion be given to the minor DEPART
..sents, such as fruits, grains, vegetables,
and above all the always rare and
creations ofs the handiwork of
ladies, to insure the most successful as
well as pleasing farmers and laborers' fes-
tival ever enjoyed in La Sale county.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-08-29

FlRE At La SALLE.-Quite an extensive
fire occurred in the above city on Monday
night last. Six frame buildings situated
on the same block that the Hardy House
is. were consumed by the FIRE. Four of the
buildings were occupied, respectively, as
sb oe shop, cigar shop, livery stable, and a
drinking saloon; the other two were
empty. The occupants were all insured
except the cigar-man. 1t was fortunate
that the night was very calm, as otherwise
the Hardy House with q number of other
buildings on the same block would have
been consumed by. the devouring element
The amount of damage done by the fire
has not up to this time been correctly as
certained.-PaaH Herald 5,--
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-08-29
Queen Victoria Oh Criuoline.

Her Majesty has addressed the follow
ing remonstrance to the ladies of Eng
land;
WINDSOR CASTLE, Aug /, 1868.
LADIES The Queen has commanded
me 10 express the pain with which her
Majesty reads the accounts of daily acc:-
dents arising from the wearing of the in
delicate, expensive. dangerous and hideous
article called crinoline. Her Majesty can
not refraiIi from making known TO you her
extreme displea.ure that educated women
should by example encourage the wearing
OF a dress which can be pleasing only to a
demoralized taste. For the miserable
idiots whoahiectly copy the habits of those
conventIoually termed their betters, it is
impossible to entertain anything but pity.
But 10 the ladies OF England this appeal to
abandon the present degrading, dangerous
and disgusting fashion is made in the belief
that they will show themselves the rational
and decorous persons they are supposed to
be. | have the honor to be, ladies, your
most obedient and humble servant,
&C B. PuPrs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-08-29

Speaking Of the judicial decisions against
the right of soldiers to vote while absent
from their homes, the Quincy Herald says:
" The first decision made in the United
States against the right OF soldiers to vote
was made by Governor Yates, of this State
He decided more than two years ago that
the Illinois volunteers should MOI be per-
n,itted to elect their own officers. The
soldiers may elect their own company and
regimental officers. But Governor Yates
decided otherwise-trampled the consti-
tltion under his feet-and appointed both
company and regimental officers over the
heads Of the volunteers"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-08-29
Policy aud Cost of Conservation.

IT requires about 10000 men to make
the present draft all over the country
enrolling officers, assistants, boards of ex-
animation, DC, and SO on. These cost the
government, in,salaries, about eight times
the amount paid to soldiers Multiply
80, 900 by s, and we have 240,0O0--or in
other words, the means to pay 240, 600
common soldiers, as long as the army of
enrolling and drafting officers, with their
assistants, is continued in office. In addi-
ton to this expense in carrying on the
draft, the provost marshal. have guards"
and more that 10000 invalid soldiers are
distributed over the country to aid in en-
forcing the draft. Most of these are able
bodied soldiers, fit for duty in the field
1t is evident that the cost of the draft,
with the provost guards, is equal to the
pay of an army Of 100000 men, through
soldiers distributed through the free states
excel in number. We believe, the whole
force that the government will raise by the
draft The policy of the draft does not
appear to be remarkably wise one, when
we consider its cost, and the number of
soldiers Withdrawn from the army to en-
force it.-Hargford Conn., Times.
Washington reporter alleges. that
S"''6 w VIZ ou' PiNS VI N'ocPS iui
by Ohio bud Illinois, the number to be
drafted in these States will not probably
exceed $4,000 in each. If this is so this
army of $4,000 will be the dearest army
ever raised in the United States The i'm:
r1nense cost attending the enrolment and
other preliminaries of the draft, divided
among SO small a number of men, would
have paid a three hundred dollar bounty
many times over
If only twelve thousand men arc to be
drafted in Illinois, what is the use of draft
ing at all? 4 sufficient number of active
recruiting officers in different parts OF the
State, even were they to commence now,
could raise twice that number Of volun
teers before the machinery of the draft
can be put liz operation.
In Indiana, it is thought the draft can
be avoided, with n proper effort on the
part of the recruiting officers, within the
next twenty days. So we doubt not it
could be in Illinois. Instead of crying
out against the draft therefore, We would
advise those persons who are so apprehen-
slve that they may be included IN the
twelve thousand, to go TO work and enlist
sufficient number Of volunteers TO avoid
the draft altogether 1t can easily be
done if the men who suppose themselves
10 have influence with tho people will so
at it-Ch, Post
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-08-29

There is sentence IN jeff Davis last
proclamation which indicates net only thai
he is DESTROYS OF peace, but tina. he must
have recently made some overttres to the
Washington authorities which were re-
iected. 1t is as follows
Conscious of their inability to prevail by
legitimate warfare, not daring 10 make peace
least hey Should be hurled from Msr seats or
poser the men who now rule in Washing
ton refuse even TO confer on the subject of
putting an end to outrages VIII ,ch disgrace
our age, or listen to a suggestion for con-
duc,ing the war according to the usages Of
civilization
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-08-29
Tho Issues.

II the President does not end orse the
published views of Mr. Whiting solicitor
of the war department, he should remove
him. Officially the views Of Mr.. Whiting
are Of as much consequence as those OF
Mr.. Seward. But neither the President,
nor any member of his cabinet, nor any
leading republican journal, nor the resolu'
tions of any republican meeting having yet
condemned those views, the administra-
ton and republican party must be held as
endorsing them. To state them Simply, IS
enough to show their atroclous character.
We briefly recapiiulate them:
|. Every citizen residing in the seeded
States is q public enemy, no matter wheth-
er he is loyal or disloyai, Uriouists or Sc
cessionist.
2. The people of the South do not cease
to be public enemies upon the close of the
war.
3. "Civil war obliterates all lines Of
States or countries"
f. The people of the Southern States
must be governed in their domest concerns
BY the will and pleasure of the North.
5. Seeded States, with their Constitu-
tlOn unaitereu, cannot NC aio"eu W io
sumo State powers
6. The rebels must come back as a con-
quered people, but not as our equals.
7. The Southern people can only form
themselves into States by abolishing
slavery.
8. Conquered districts must be Kept un-
der military government-or, IN other
words, the war must continue-until State
governments are established N the South
prohibiting slavery.
g. The conquered districts are to be held
to all their obligations under the laws, but
i, is for US to dictate to ttem what privi-
leges they shall enjoy.
These, we believe are the salient fea-
lures Of Mr.. Writings letter, stated viii,
perfect fairness They embody the issues
upon which the republican party go to the
polls. Who, at the November election,
votes for republican candidates, votes for
these principles The result of the cleo
ton will! show whether the people approve
or condemn them.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-08-29

Thomas Carlyle, the famous British es-
sayist, in one Of the July Magazines, thus
gives "The American difficulty in nut
she'll" An abolition paper in which we
find it copied, pronounces it "the most
stupid piece of nonsense that ever found
its way into a respectable Magazine" We
don't exactly see it in that light 1t would
be difficult, in our apprehension, to pre-
sent the case more clearly in so few words !:
Peter of the North Ito Paul of the
South. y Paul, you unacceuntable scoun-
drel, find you hire your servants for life,
not by the month or year, as do. You
are going straight to hell, you -
"Paul.-'Good words, Peter. The risk
is my own; am willing to tnke the risk.
Hire you your servants by the month or
the day, and get straight to heaven; leave
me to my own method
Peter-'No, won't. will beat your
brains out first (And is trying dreadful
ly ever since, but cannot yet manage it. y
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-08-29
How They TALK.-The following

How They TALK.-The following con-
versation between a provost marshal in
Gen. Rosecrans' army and rebel deserter
is reported by correspondent Of the
Times, Aug. %:
The following dialogue, which occurred
yesterday at the Provost Marshars Office,
between Capt Goodwin, Assistant Provost
Marshal, and a deserter, will reveal the
promptings of these men, and exhibit the
sorry morale of the rebel army:
\ middle-aged man, who claimed to have
a wife and child, was called up, when the
question was asked by the .
Prorost-" How came you here"
Deserter-" You uns cavalry catched me
up and fetched me in"
P-"Wer you attempting to escape or
elude them?"
D." No didn't keer much if they did
catch me- only wanted to go home"
p" What did you desert for?'
Dwell, sir, am a poor man, and
have q helpless wife and child. | cam
stand the service, and l didn't want to
have any hand in the war nohow. but the
rebels conscripted me and forced me Oft
P" Are you not afraid that the rebels
will pick you up again
D." No, sir; I'll dodge about in the
mountains and keep out OF their way"
P" Did the rebels give you plenty to
eatY'
D." Well, sir, not plenty, but enough
to keep me alive"
p" What did you get to eaty'
D." Mostly corn bread and bacon.
Sometimes half pound of fresh beef"
P" Have any of your friends from
your neighborhood been conscripted ??
D." Yes, sir, and they II all desert just
as soon as they get chance
P" Is there much dissatisfaction
among the rebel soldiers?'
D." a mighty sight of it, SIR, and. if it
wasn't that they were closely watched,
would be few who wouldn't desert.
P-"Was Bragg at Chattalooga when
you left?
D. Yes, sir, and he was building for
tifcations as fast as possible
P" Is Bragg's army in the vicinity of
Chattanooga, and do you thik he will
make much resistance
D." The rebel army is along the Knox
vile and the Western and Atlantic Rail-
roads and guarding the iorts along the
river think Bragg will give you pref
ty smart brush at Chattanooga
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-08-29

BULLY FOR LINCoLN's ABOLITION TAX
GATHERS IN THIS DIsrRICT.-The four per
cent. allowed to Old Abe's tax gatherers
on the amount of internal revenue collect
ed by them. will give collectors $l2 for
every drafted man who pays $500 exemp-
ton This will give the principal collec-
tor of this district the nice sum of $2l 600,
or about $5,l55 for the sub-collectors in
each county. Bully for the taxgatherers.
No wonder they are in favor Of the con.
scripton, aud went the war to last forever.
-Gee'gst0,en KY. Argus.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-08-29

SUF.Ey;soRs regular annual meet
ing of the Board of Supervisors of this
county takes place at Ottawa two weeks
from next Monday, Sep. 18th, and the
week after the fair. AS the county made
large appropriations year ago in the way
of Soldiers bountics, and to support the
families OF absent and deceased soldiers
and the question Of the continuance, or
enlargement or restriction OF these meas
ures must be decided by the new board, i.
is manifest that the approaching session
will be all interesting one.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-08-29

AS might have been expected, the call
for cotton has been responded too by many
States Among the newest of these com.
petitors for the Manchester::markets, is the
Republic of Paraguya, in South America:
Cotton is tn ere an indigenous plant, and
grows almost spontaneously, but hitherto
the cultivation of it has been almost en-
tircly neglected, owing to the exclusive
cultivation Of tobacco want of field labor
want of machinery, and other means of
advancing this industry. Now, however,
that the British market offers such a
splendid opening, great efforts are being
made to take advantage of it.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-08-29

PRor. PEPPER IS getting up quite an ex-
element in France and England on the
subject of ghosts. by means of what he
calls clever invention" which has cost
him great deal of time and hard study,
he is able to produce, on strictly scientific
principles, optical illusions at will. pre-
senting any ghost that may be desired.
The following is among his recent adver-
tisements:
"a little ghost Is now ready on rsasona-
bic terms a ghost to work with spirit
rapping, table magic, DC" The Star
GhOstr' Registered. Arrangements may
he made for the greatest novelty in Lon
don, the Star Ghost, replete with start
ling effects Address, &c"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-08-29

The latest European advices state that
the Archduke Macmillan accepts the
crown Of Mexico; that the Spanish min.
istry approves of the Mexican Empire !;
that the replies of the thee powers to Rus
STA conclude idensicallS: ahd that there
are rumors that Prussia con,emplates Sc
cession from the German Confederacy
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-08-29

vlcKsBcae:-The i" terraced city" rs Mr..
Fillmore called Vicksburg, derived its
name from Mr.. hewitt Wick, deceased, aud
was originally Incorporated by an act OF
the Legislature Of Mississippi. passed Jan.
a9. 1925. itsrapid growth up to the pas
sage of the act OF secession by Mississippi
is attributable to the cotton trade, which
was nearly 100000 bales per aAnum
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-08-29

STATE oRILIIsOIs, =. Cice~n coars cr'a,a 90.
l., s.LLk Csrsrr, To Eov. Tsm. 4. D. 1858.
chsancy Z. Todd -. Frances C. To,it.-B0 r
DtcJrce.
/, apIyeaTing frsm affidavit hs in the 0niee OF
the C.-rk of sail Court, tAs; she defendant Frances
G. To55 Is resident Of SAID state, and said
plainAuI having ael his bi herein, and sGaaons ha'
IEs bcea Issued thereon according TO
Soics IS hereby given said eet udant Frances c.
Todd hat unless be aad appear be fore said Court
sad Thereof, held the Cour; House in
U:Aua, IA saif county, the First Monday Of Nsvem-
her next, lsC3. when aud where aid is
resGrBass,l and plead, answer. denur except to
said bill the viii be taken for confessed agas;
you and the matters and things th.reiH prayed for
drcr-cd accordingly. 4. b NOOaE. CLkkK,
J. ". B.ouk, Cs,ro. Sos'r. q. Il. HOOK, DEPcTr.
OTTAWA, % 1888.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-08-29

MtxpEI AT PERu-Uncie Samuel Pat
terson's boarding establishment under the
Court House, which had become nearly
tenaEtless by the recent mural feat OF its
occupants, received heavy accession from
Peru on Monday, consisting OF no less
than SIX ladies y and five gentlemen
The occasion tor furnishing "vittels'' and
bedding to so numerous party at public
expense Is thus explained.
For some time there has been anchored
near the water edge in :" the bend of the
river at the upper emo of Peru, a dilapi-
dated canal boat called the Floating
Palace" by some, or more commonly the
" Gunboat." The concern was rem" by
fellow named Geo Mccormick, and occu-
pied by half a dozen of cyprians, On
Saturday it was visited by JAS Flanagan,
who was drunk, noisy, and disposed to be
troublesome Mccormick threw him of
the boat into the water, from which Flan-
agan appears to have returned 10 the boat
in his wet clothes, threatening dire yen>
geance on all on board Mccormick took
him off a second time, and returning told
the ladies they would not be troubled
with him again. On Monday morning the
body of Flanagan was found floating in the
river, with handkerchief tied over his
mouth. The superstition is that he was
muzzled in this way by Mccormick when
he took him off the boat, and pitched in
to the river Sheriff Milligan was sent
for and arrested not only Mccormick, but
the six girls and four men besides, who
appear to have been in the g. Palace" at the
time the affair occurred. All but McCor-
mick, we believe, are held as witnesses.
Coroner Hathaway held an inquest on The
body Of Flanagan, the jury returning q
verdict that he had come to his death by
foul means or violence, by some person Or
persons unknown, but believed to be by
the hand of Geo. Mccormick"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-08-29

c Edward Lester, somewhat noted a. an
author, and employed as a clerk in the
War Department., has been arrested on
charge Of furnishing Information to the
rebels The evidence against him is said
to be very strong
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-08-29

SlcEL-Gen. S,gel has been relieved
from his duties in Pennsylvania, and his
staff mustered ont Of the service. It is
also rumored that all she unemployed
volunteer generals are to be mustered out
of the service immediately.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-08-29
Illinois State Fair.

The annual fair of the Illinois State Ag-
ricultural Society commences at Decatur
on the 2Sth of next month. The follow
ing regulations, among others, have been
adopted:
Articles, other than stock, will be re-
ceived from the 21st until the Goth of
September inclusive, and may be shipped
to the Superintendent Of Grounds; but in
no case will such articles be brought on
the grounds and placed on exhibition, ex.
cept by and at the expense of the owner
or his authorized agent. Exhibitors of
implements and machinery are desired to
ship such as are intended for exhibition as
early as possible after the 10th of septem-
Der. Address J. IL. Pickrell, General Su
perintendent of Fair Grounds, Decatur.
Illinois.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-08-29

DR.. Lewis, the Dentist, has greatly en-
larged his rooms and furnished them
making them as airy, comfortable and in
viting as any rooms need or we'll can be-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-08-29

The steamer Venus arrived from New
Orleans direct yesterday, with shipment
of 200 bbls. Of niolassrs and IL hbds. OF
sugar, consigned to Jas. II. Oglesby & Co.,
of this city. This IL the first shipment of
tina: character through from New Orleans
since the establishment of the blockade at
tho commencsnsnf Or the rebellion.-.Ss
Louis RepubScrn.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-08-29
Riot at Danvlile, Ill.

The redoubtable Col Hawkins, Of East
Tennessee, has been kicking up row
at Danvile, in this State, in which several
respectable citizens lost their lives Ac-
cordirg to the illinois journal, abolition
authority the row commenced in this
way:
Col II. was in Danville on Friday, and
made successful attempt to strip off
copperhead breast pin from citizen, who
is said to have been formerly preacher Of
the Methodist church, but had been silen.
ced. Hawkins vas arrested for the assault,
brought before magistrate and fined"
On Monday he had advertised to speak,
and, although threats were made to pre-
vent him, he spoke at the appointed time,
but was frequently interrupted. Enraged
at this he stepped from the stand and
tore copperhead breast-pin from the boz
som of one of the persons .interrupting
HIM, when the melee began"
1.-The fight became general, in which
somo 200 persons, most of whom were
probably armed in anticipation of the out.
break, took part. AS u result, one report
states that three persons were killed, while
another report places the number of killed
at FIVE, and that six or more persons were
wounded. We have not been able to OBJ
tain the names Of the killed and wounded,
except that Mr. Lamb, prominent and
highly respected citizen was among the
former
Any one knowing this miserable loaier
and rowdy who is SreambulatIBg the coun-
try under the name of Col Hawkins rea>
Oily understands how easily he can get up
a riot where he is not known. IL is scam
dalous, however, that decent men should
lose their lives on his account and if by
some accident, he should have his brains
blown out at some Of these rows, the coun-
Try would have reason to rejoice at its rid
dance OF another black guard.