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Free Mitigation Of the Mississippi.

II is stated that Gen. GRANT, very soon
nrerr the surrender OF NIcksburg to the
United States forces under his command
dispatched the steamer Inper;aE to New
Orleans. with Instructions TO return 70 81.
Louis a. fast a steam could carry her. Ths
OBJECT OF thi. demonstration is to show to
the world tina the Mississippi is open for
navigation Its entire length, with no other
interruption than may be experienced from
few guerrillas who may for time ;nfest
the banks OF the river. 1t means more,
We hope, than this that it is Gen. GRANT S
purpose, as it is that of the Government,
to take Oft all restrictions to navigation
and trade, and to cultivate good feeling
with those citizens OF the South who reside
along the banks of the river, and who are
now satisfied of the folly of further resis
lance to the rightful Govern ment of these
States. We cannot conceive, now that
the whole river Is in our possession, CT any
necessity for military or Treasury regula-
tons Of trade. Open it to competition,
and the whole thing will regulate itself
We have right to demand that this
should be done without delay two years
Of oppression of our commerce, while the
Northern and Eastern roads have been
coming money out of our necessities us
tify this demand Why, in the name Of
all that Is Just and fair, should We be re-
quired to pay five dollars on every hundred
for the paltry privilege of selling mod
crate of goods to loyal districts of country,
and this only after the most humiliating
protestations to few Treasury Agents
Then, where does this money 60 to? a
man must pay twenty five cents for per-
init to send package costing one, or five
or twenty dollars, and this ought to be
received as sufficient compensation fol- the
Treasury officers. But trade is manacled
every way, In the first placeiby positive pro-
hibitions, and then, if permitted at all, by
outrageous taxes, for whose benefit nobody
knows. 1t is due 10 the people Of the
Valley of the Mississippi, who have fought
their way to the Gulf, to take off all COM
mercial restrictions, and to put US on an
equal footing with those who navigate the
Lakes and the Hudson and use Railroads,
which al! have their owners in New York
and New England.
General GRANT should do another thing
If General AsBoTH at Columbus, and Gem
cral HURLBUr at Memphis, cannot find
time to put down two or three thousand
guerrilas scattered along the river be-
tween those points, let him send some one
to those commands who will do it-S
Louis Republican
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First National Bank Of La Sale.

The First National Bank of La Sale,
Capital $4,000, was organized on Wednes.
day, the 18th INST by the election OF SIX
Directors, viz Messrs Geo F. Butler, 81.
Byrne, X. I. Adams, W. II. Woolsey,
John J. Page and David Brown.
George r Butler was elected President,
and Z. I. NexseH. Cashier. The Bank
will 60 into operation on the lst Of Octo-
Der next
The Stockholders and Directors CONS
prise some OF our best business men We
are Z lad TO chronicle the establishment OF
one OF the new National Banks in our
CITY Press 18Th
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Or Course Nor.-The Chicago Tribune

Or Course Nor.-The Chicago Tribune
asks the question, Is the Roman Catho-
lie Church Loyal" and proceeds in half a
column of fierce denunciation to anathe-
Matte the whole church as rotten with
treason" In the same article, the Episco-
pal Church is put, with some very slight
reservation, in the same category. The
fact that about four fifths of all the lead
ing officers of the army are members Of
either the Roman Catholic or Episcopal
Church, and that in the rank and file the
membership of these is represented in
larger proportion than any other denemi-
nations, goes for naught with fanatics of
the Tribune sort. l." Loyalty" IN their con.
ception, means devotion to the niger, to
the sacrifice of the constitution the Union,
and the life of every soldier in the army.
In this sense, the Churches named are
not "loyal" But if obedience and devo-
ton to the constitution and laws of our
country, and longing, earnest and unceas-
ing prayer for its restoration to it's former
unity, peace, and greatness with a willing
ness to make any sacrifice to the attain
ment of these ends constitute loyalty, then
we say unhesitatingly these churches are
loyal, while i'm the same sense as unques-
tionably abolitionism is not.
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!SNEEIEF.S SAFE

pY virtue Of Execution issued out q the
STE SSIIa, Ssad II.snoi aud to me directed
whereby ! 4 commanded 70 make The amount Of a
certain Judgment recently obaiued against William v.
wilson and Ioin Wilson, IL favor o. George S-hu-
Ter % lands, tenement and chaJtes OF The
,sid william ?. wilson and John Wilson, have lev
led on the following property, - ~.
south East Quarter ~ the South Vest Quarter. and
the IVES: half the South Ea-t Quarter Of section
thirty $50 Township iArty-two 81 Nerth, Range
e1r ~ Kahi Of iS- the third principal dian III La
Sale county
Therefore. according to said command, shal!
pose for sale 81 PUBLIC AUCTION all the Chs. title
a1tinierest Of the above named William Wilson aui
John SWsoI in and to the above described property,
Monday tie seventeenth } ~ OF August, l,6S, ,
o'clock p the south door Of the Court Hsusr mos
,a.a. Dated OTTAWA, this 18th DAY % July, 1865.
La Sale Co., Ill. WA L NlLIIGAN.
.SteIF # In safe Col.nry, N!in ole.
Pr. n, L. BRCsH, Deputy.
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Administrator Notice.
EsrArr OF MAncA.ur Mosr,s, DECEASED.

EsTAfE OF MARG ARIr M0sTiN, DDcEASBD.
THE undersigned having been appointed admins
i traitor of the estate of Margaret Mestin, late oil
the county of La Sale and State of Illinois, deceased
hereby gives notice that he will appear before the
ty court Of La Lale county, at the court house IN
wa at the September term the third Monday In sep
TENDER next which time al persons having
against said Estate are notified and 20 eueh
s The Of having the same adjusted All person.
indebted sAid Estate are requested 70 "sAe '""s
date payment to tie undersgned. 80. af
DARED this 26th day Of July, A.D: 1902; !
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WENDELL PHILLIPS, in fourth of July
Grafton IN VI Massachusetts,, used the. follow
ins language:
We have two enemie1 The great,
honest, Eberty-seeking millions of this
Union have two enemies. One is encamp-
ed at Richmond and the other at Wash
inston. ain about to examine both"
In making this examination he devotes
nine tenths of his critical inquiry and
profuse invective to the denunciation of
the enemy at Washington" which ne
evidently thinks the more formidable of
the two He wakes particularly wroth
with Gen. Halieck, and finds in 80 the bar
rtnness of thai officers utter incapacity"
but single green spot, and that
green spot is, he hates Mcclellan DR.
johnson used to say that he loved good
hater; and our malignant philanthropist,
discerning with delight common trait in
Gen Halleck's alleged hatred of a brother
officer, almost reients from the severity of
his censure under the influence OF that
fellow feeling which sometimes begets
q wondroUs kindness.
But if the Republican preaching that
assails us every day is true, that nothing
is so necessary to the succee Of the nation
al cause in this crisis as that the people
should conti,ie in the wisdom and intec-
rity of their rulers that those who un-
dermine this confidence, whether whiting
ly or unwitting'y, whether purposely or
thoughtlessly, ought to De held subject to
the penalty of being disloyal; and that
rhose who assail 1.-THE measures Of The
Government should be punished as war.
ing against the military by court martial
sri Punishment; with what decency or
,-.ce then, can they hereafter pursue
''copperh eads" for such offences until they
shall first have arrested and punished the
-reat high priest of their OWE party-this
a,an Wendell Phillips?
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ound,
nN the -b OF July, in the stree; he Man zion
~ House. WATCH, which the can get ny
calling At d. Walkers Drug Store, proving property
and paying FOR this advertisement.
July s-2w. n. J. FELLOWS.
Information Wanted
OF WILLIAM O'CONNoR, or tie town OF Deer Park.
~ La Sale county III. Is teiuten l6sBd Il years
OF about feet inc tall light lair, blue
partially idotic, but harm lie disappeared from
home during the afternoon Of Friday last, July 10th,
and last Saturday (iltbl hard.o ms
island in the Illinois river miles below Ottawa. Any
in ons:on in reference SAID TOY, left either at the
Free Trader Once, addressed to the undersign ed
Deer Park Z. O., will be literally rewarded; and any
KIP. for attention shown the boy 1iH he
che -rfully snd literally paid for.
july Is Is63-;ys MICHAEL. OCONNOE.
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An anecdotc is related Of Gen ohm A.
Logan When he wa. a Colonel, at the
commencement of the rebellion, six COIN
panies of his corps becoming aggrieved at
something, stacked arms and refused to
do duty The Adjutant Informed Col. Lo-
gan of;he difficulty, who, on hearinglt, ex-
claimed, stacked arms? The devil they
have?' Then pausing a minute, as he con
sidered the emergency, he continued
." Well, Adju,aut, III give EN- enough of
stacking arms Accordingly he formed
the remaining four companies in line with
loaded muskets, and stood them over the
maicontents, whom he compelled to stack
and unstack arms for twelve hours They
didn want to stack arms after that with
out special orders.
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The New York, Commercials correspond
ent (Republican) writing from Gettys-
burg, bears the following testimony to the
revivifying influence Of report that Nc
Clellan had been again called into service:
Previous to the battle, report was
received to the effect that General Nc
Clellan had put himself at the head of the
new militia force, and was Fastening to
their support at Gettysburg. There was
grand outburst Of delight at the news,
which contributed not little to the stub
born defense subsequently made by them"
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Col Muilisan's Irish Brigade, with the
whole Of Gen. Kelleys force which has
been in Western Virginia toF the last year
and half, have been ordered away from
New Creek and that region and attached
10 ihe Army Of the Potomac
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DOVER ACADEMY.

THIS Institution /. located in DOVER, BUREAU
Chicago Burlington and Quincy z x
The situation i, peAsAat and h-a thy, and the buiid
itg spacious, well ventilated, and divided into
srni.ni rooms for kecatous Leciur-s Library CAni-
net, .ud all he arrangements % frst-eias. Academy
TIE design to furnish The student THOROUGH
FUNDAMENTAL, BUSINESS EDUCATION. 10 prepare
Young Ssn fur tcIL>g>. and give Young LIdi~. a
three years course ofs;udy a. the conclusion Of which
proper diplomas vi. be awarded Par leu ar xi;en-
ton z b. pad TO s;tnE Conmoe School Tearker for
their work.
TEACuEes
Aiber: q bridge, A. NJ. PRINCIPAL.
g. II. A. Walker. Prcc-It tres
Ms. E.izA NJ W. ight, Teacher OF Music.
Mss Minnie Wright, Teacher Of Drawing, Painting
and IelLaauship.
EAr.rsss rER IEkM OF HIETEES Wins.
Common Enz ISL branches, -.--....:..... - 80
Higher English Branches ,-............ 90. 5 -
lAnHuaSes 100000 Observation-Disclosures o -
NOcai SlsIc------ 60
Instrumental Au.io,s ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10 %
lsc OF PIANO. ------------ ---.---.-..-. Z 70
re1cltrg..-.. ..--........ .-.... ....... 90
Gil Painting, .--..---.-.-..- ....... .--... o.
P.nnlanship, IL lessons, --..--- %
The Fall Term commences August 25ik.
Board be obtained =; ~ Is per week. and con
vtnien; rooms for ssl5oArding =; reasonable
Board r rooms should be engaged ~ early date.
For further psr;icu lsrs, address the Principal
July -, lss:.-+s' A. ETHRIDGH Prin.
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iyLIERIF'F'.S SALE
DY VIRTUE of an Execution issued out Of the Clerks
ID Office of the Circuit Court OF La Sale county, AID
State of Illinois, and directed. whereby l
commanded to make the amount Of a certain judy
ment recently obtained against William r. Wilson and
John S. wilson, in favor Of George L. Schiller,
the lands, tenements goods and chattes of the said
John S. Wilson, have levied the following property
wit: North half and the southwest garter OF the
southwest quarter Of section thrsy six $50 township
III rytwo S2D NORTH range four, 90 east Of the third
pose for sale, ai PUBLIC AUCTION, all the right title
and interest Of the above named John Wilson, in and
to the above described property, on NOEDAY, the
SEVENTEENTH day o. AUGUST, 1868, at o'clock. p.
NJ, at the south door Of the Court House in Ottawa,
in said county.
Dated Ottawa, this twenty fth day July. 1868.
WILLIAM Il. MlLII6AN
sSteriH Of Ia .NdHe IiOuNtR. IRiMois.
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They are getting very particular down
in Gloucester, Mas, having voted to ex.
clude all tn eatrc,l shows and exhibitions
for the current year. The latest police
intelligence said to be from that quarter
Is, that a hot pie, which had been set out
upon the window sill to cool, was arrested
by policeman for smoking in the street,
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y. bewildered with fright as those women

ly .bewildered with fright "a those women
were They would run up against trees
without noticing them. They had had
no idea that there were any soldiers up
that ravine, and when they saw US COM
ing down the hill they did not know
where to CO. We however soon allayed
their terror by assuring them that We
would not hurt them, but would protect
them.
Another incident occurred which came
very near being serious one While we
were coming from Hillsboro across to
Tullahoma, as we approached Tullahoma
we had had a severe skirmish with..th
guarilla cavalry 1t was hero 1t Jenkins
fell. As we moved forward, we were
fred on by battery Our whole brigade
at once deployed into line aud took a
strong position near an open field Skin
mishers were thrown forward. and every
preparation made for a desperate struggle,
for we could see that there was heavy
force living in our front As our advance
skirmishers got up a little nearer to the
battery which was playing on us, it was
discovered that it was our own men,
Part Of the first division, who had mistak-
en- US for a rebel force, and had also form
ed into line to give up battle. Gen. Beatty
had sent a messenger on to Gen. Negly to
advise him of our approach in that direc-
ton. but he fell in with party Of rebel
cavalry who drove him back, and he took
another road, which delayed him SO that
our brigade was in before the message got
to Negley's Head Quarters.
The firing of the artillery and small
arms, has so affected Col Moores hearing,
that he can scarcely hear men speaking in
his ordinary tone of voice. He experience
es much difficulty in hearing General Or
ders. aud has to rely almost entirely On
It. Col. Hapeman or Mai. Wiedmer to re-
port the orders Col Moore, however, has
shown himself to be brave man and an
efficient officer and he now commands as
much respect as any Col. in the Division.
If it were not for his hearing, believe
there would be few superior officers in the
entire Corps of equal rank. N.
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The Governor of Ohio has ordered the
disbanding of the militia forces at Camp
Dennison, fearing that the crops will suf~
fer
There is good deal of amusement
about Coy. Tods call for militia. He got
more than he knew what to do with. the
Ohio state journal says he was in the con.
ditioa of tho man who drew an elephant
at lottery. It is good thing to know
that the paopls Of Ohio are not, dead in
the shell" as has been alleged.
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BUTCHERS LIGHTNING
fly KILLER H.
Supplies want felt by every housekssper. Every
sheet will kill quart where flies thick. Remember
that it is BUTCHERS that does this, and refuse the
base limitations that 0fened The real article IS Tor
sale by all respectable Druggists.
jne2O St 4. Y. GRIGGS Ottawa.
Estrayed,

TlROM the subscriber, abaut the 20th OF May last,
IL RE8 and WHITE COW, (short tah) about eight
years old. He'd a rope her horns whtn she len.
Any persen leaving information OF said Cow, at
DAVIDSON Browns Drug Store, will be literally re-
warded. NC. DAWSON.
Ottawa, ILL.,, Iuiy 4, 1s6S.-4w.
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Blood I'd Stock"

1.-TWO FINE DEvONSHIRE COWS will be sold VERY
Il Low, for cash or approved paper. This is a rare
chance for those who wish to improve their stock.
July %, 1868. Enquire Of DR. J. O. HARRIS.
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A SPAN OF GOOD HORSES, with Wagon and Har.
"A ness, almost new, for sale cheap
Ottawa, July IS. 1863 ULRICH Co s.
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aaaee nggs I'm ss naa F-
EsTNBER 40

loc king around the country sas 11sSpe(S
cd to this spot where Ne Are;00tS I'M
Ecamped. nnd are very plcSs4nlIy \ locfa IA:
with excellent dipkinr wassr. pIsnty, 10
eat, meh generally faf and In cood. sp;ss
its, and expect to have very. uusst
time for the remainder Of The ninety
DAYS. as we tlearn from the spiSlksts sbas
the Yankees have buried the town Il.
Beanfort, and everything almost on the
Island aad are evacaatipg Hilton Heal.
Our Camp Is nsmedxin honor OF our,
very efficient Quarternaster.
We have hxd very ktile sickness IN
tiie Regiment; only two deaths have
occurred. Bosh Of which we're IN Can't
Welborn's Company, from.I.ickens Dis
tict-the last: death, r McTusner, wss
rather sudden; he WAS wsiiing by lie
fire whilst they were fixing np the wac.'
on to take him to the hospital and he feit
over and died in 8 few inon,ewts: bi.,
disease was phthisic, Understood. We
have had some very cold nights anil
very heavy sfroats. but as regard tls, Tie
day we'can use the language Of t6st
saered .poet," December's A. pleasant,ss
May" This country aboupds With
marshes aud swamps, and you never,
see a mill very few poor persons 1--we
in this region; the population consists
OF such families ~ the Heywards, Eili>.
OTIS and Others, who have their tl,ou-s
sands of acres and hundreds of negroes.
- - *Fv-7f1H = ~ ~sT7r
Many Of the latter went over 10 the:
Yankees. Families ,from the region of
the coast have moved to McPhersonvilie..
four miles from here, and other places
OF safety. 1t is remarkable for its beaux
tiful sandy roads and picturesque sceue-s
ry along them :; in many places the
large water oaks intertwine their branch
es over, with the moss flowing from
them, forming very beautiful archway
sometimes for three or four hundred
wards, and must be very refreshing in
the hot. weather of summer. Game. I.
am told, is. very abundant-deer, will.
turkeys, geese, ducks, squirrels and part.
ridges, alfo, fish and oysters but the
first we get none of, for the want Of am
rnunition. and the two latter have been
in possession ofthe Yankees still some
of our men catch few of the finnv
tribe out of a pond near us. but l have
not had sight of an oyster here vet. .
Our General, (Walkr,) the hero of.
Pocolalig", has paid us two visits, and
on the frat visit made us a very pretty
little speech --stvied Us the bone and,
sinew Of the c'nntrv, fighting for onr,
wives and children he is quite a hand.
seme man, about fortv y. ars old appa-
renlly, and is q G.nrgian, learn. Capt.
lIartstene is here ais, he is Topograph.
ical engineer, and on the Generals
Staff +'.* ~ -
c.. B. r.
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MuRPnREEsnoRn' Ian j.

We are victorious. The enemy TO-,
dav yielded his strong points.apd FILL,
back. We now occupy the whole fisl.is
of YESTERDAY. and shall f.l!nw him tn-,
morrow, There was but little fighting
10 day. . =.
The enemy left an immense numfer
Of killed and wounded on the field. I'll.
loss must. he near fifteea thousand,
ours is five THOUSAND. We have sever !,
thousand stand Of small ms. Gen.
Wheeler, with cavalry. m d the emit Q,
circuit by Jefferson and Levrrgne, If
Rosencrans' stmv on Tuesday nirlt.
Yesterday they destroyed 800 wagons
loaded with baggage aud cornmi<.atv
stores, cariuring and paroling 700 rri-
soners. He is again behind them, and
captured an ordnance tain to day. He
got all of McCook's baggage and his
body servant yesterday. Our wonnd, 4
are receiving evrrr attention frsm ,ha
patriotic ladies of rfie-sbnro', though
many necessaries for comf,ri are badly
needed vt. We nave the wounded nf
ef both armies on hand, but enough
Federal surgeons have been captured o
attend their wounded. The number Of
slight wounds is very great in our armv (.
Those able to be moved are ecnt TO
Chattanooga as rapidly as possible. L..
Gen. Adam, of Loui.iana, slightly
wounded !; nlso Col. Harry Maurv. of
Alabama, was shot, with regiments
colors in his hand, whild leading a
charge. Gen. Cheatlams Tcnnesss .
division did desperate fighdug. Indeed
all the troops f'ught with greater valoi
and dete mination than ever.
NoYankes Office 'are earoled. IT,. '
are sent immediately 10 Chattanoo "A
nn'er gRad.
The Yankee Gen. Siil's rs,nains have
bean brought in. The top If aLis head
was blown. off. The three Gencrals pru
yi1usl y reported are still bel; eved killed
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CHATTANOOGA. LAM

CHATTANooaA, Ians5.s
Dispatches from WSarlraoe state that
tho enemy had no, occupied Mutficcs.
boro' up 10 this morning Reports ws Q
still coming n'tbat the enemy Is .r,.,
turning 10 Nashville. Parties jnstf on
The front. report. that Morgan a,tac,,; "a
and routed 9tcrce Of the ene.ny AT q x
attn. Tenn. ~ -
The following despatch was re ei,ed
from Cen Gregg:
= s. TULLAanMA Jan. g..
Unable to disiodgs the enemy fon
his entrenehments, and learning iLst
neinforcemrnis were htiug >cLi 10 b.n,,
| withdrew from, his front right befoss
hast. He has not follow ii me. My
cavalry keep close on III, font. ~
(signsd)
10. =. -. BRAXToN. BRAGG.