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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-04-02

That cancers con be cured IS a fact and
for the sake and benefit Of suffering hu-
manity and those afflicted with that terfi-
BILE disease called cancers, ! have thought
proper 10 make the following statement
One year ago last December ] found Q
lump was growing in my breast, and i
continued to do -. and aulut the first OF
November last went TO Ottawa 20 consult
physicians. about it and they gave me little
or ne satisfaction, but frankly sa,d they
could not cure it. One Of tsem that
consulted sad be could make . sa3ye that
would keep it back q year or eighteen
months. and then it would y.rove fatal
lie made tHe sa.ye and applied It twice
and It became 30 painful that did not
apply L again. ! then called upon anCth ~r
doctor who examined II and sad lie could
no: cure il. ~ that time i had necone
very painful and began - ih.nk that !
should not live bat few week, and
about that ;iI1e saw = statement in one
OF tho Ottawa papers OF "A great cuFe Of i
caacer!q tie breast Of one Mrs. B-5ec,-
Howe. living near said town Of Ottawa. by
Miss Tennessee Claiin then stopTi7- al,
the GeiEer House with her ptr':t.. when
there w.s 50 much talk about the wonder
mi cure, she was making / went .Hlue-
.r.v to Soc her ami she said 1 was q
stone Carcer. deep seated IN the b-e1 /
and that she could Kill i and take i cut
ROOT ana branch. 4; that time Z had be-
come $50. zen - a .e..ts. $40 cu- was very
painful I hoE-.-r made l-F.uEs1lerts
with her TO t.sa. &c and l.en laft Ter
nv '.oma IN i..rr - .. Hardin. =. ...s
county. u ~. ,.3-a e tA.lc or sau.
d-vs returned . Ottawa and lut MY
se.' urd.T her treatment. Sue then ~
Piled her sa!ye upon the cutter surface o.
M breast LAY after day until the salve
lad reached ;av cancer which il then
killed, and tie pam and lever which had
been 50 intense soon subsidized. In a few
DAYS thereafter the cancer came OUT root
and branch without DRAWN. one drop Of
blood. Il however had made such pro
grgss as 10 form cancer IN my stomach
which BY applying the salve upon nv
breast AT different times after the man
cancer had came ont and taking her med
ir!He that i killed it and il let loose and
passed eli through nay bowels. and | the
examined il and know il to be so. Nv
breast IS how almost healed up and nearly
vel, and 10y general health IS entirely
good. During my stay with her at the
Geiger tiouse and lastly at the Eek River
House, IN said town OF Ottawa. where she
and her parents row reside, her rooms
we're daily crowded with patients and Wis.
itors from this county and elsewhere, say
from 10 TO 10 day, who all seemed to be
well satisfied with her treatment. some
having got entirely well and others fast
improving. Her skill and treatment in ali
other diseases seems to be equally as gosd
rs in the cancer cases. She has now estab
lished an infirmary at the Fox River House
for the treatment OF the sick.
Mas. CHARLOTTE FoIAHsBEg.
OTTAWA Mareh oI IS6i
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-04-02

GRANT on LAwLEss SoLDIEss-The H.
dianapoiis .Sc,.tiHck states that some days
ago a Pennsylvania regiment, left that
city for the front, over the Jacksonville
railroad. At several places on its route
acts of lawlcssncss were committed. The
regiment STOPPED at Franklin a short
time, and while there some of the soldiers
completely riddled the Herald office
which had just been fitted up after SIM
liar demolition a few weeks previous
When the train arrived at Vienna, Gen.
Grant happened to be there Upon be-
ing informed Of the conduct Of the regi-
ment, ne inquired of one of its officers if
any officers or men were sober. The off.
Ger replied that few of them We're He
then gave orders for the car door to be
locked, the sober men stationed upon The
platforms with instructions to shoot down
all who offered any act of characterization.
In addition, he ordered tho regiment to
be placed under arrest upon its arrival a,
Louisville.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-04-02
DEATH UE OWEN LOvEJOT.

Hon. OwEY LovEJoY died at Brooklyn,
N. Y, on Friday night. the 25th inst. He
had been labering under ar affection Of the
heart and kidneys for year past and be-
ginning to SIM. under it rapidly, was taken
to the house Of relative, j. 4. Ely, Il enry
street, Brooklyn, where ne died rs stated
He had been in his seat very little during
the present session of congress. Mr. l..
was man of very much more than ordin-
airy talent, and his name is quite familiar
throughout the wbeie county for his ultra
abolition views, though Of late the younger
leaders of his party had So far eciipsed
him that he was beginning to be looked up
On by them as fogyish and conservative. He
had been siI years in Congress from til G
district in which this county was erabrac ed
until two years ago, and had commenced
his 7th year in congress from the now 9th
district Mr., l.. was born in Albioa, Ken,
nebec county, Maine, Jan. 1911, and vas
consequently fifty-three years of age
His remains were brought to Princeton
on Thursday in charge of a committee of
Congress, and the funeral was attended on
Friday, yesterday
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-04-02

FREMONT vs. LISCoIS-Ths old king
maker Greedy having espoused the cause
Of Fremont in New York since the de-
clination Of Chase, there has a beautiful
muss broken out among the Union
Leaguers throughout. the State. New
York paper says, the few leagues still con-
trolled by Lincoln have been suspend
ed and their working stopped. But
the Lincoln Leaguers prove defiant
They refuse to ''suspend,' and constitute
opposition leagues throug hout the State
to re-suact the "Choctaw' movement
against the Know No:hisgs- for the pur-
pose Of destroying the Influence Of the
State Of New York at Baltimore, since it
has been ascertained that it cannot be
controlled for Lincoln The center of H. e
Lincoln dissiicction appears to be in
Brooklyn, for the present, where one eff
the suspended leagues exists, but the
"Choc:aw movement is rapidly spreading,
IN spite Of a strong effort on the part of
the office holders to harmonic matters
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-04-02
The zee electics" would find nothing in

The sec electics" would find nothing in
your case, worthy of treatment; but l
feel convinced you are q man Of honor,
and have been led here from q sense OF
affiiction. Your tongue, if you please
Yes, a clear case oflong chronic difficulty
The mucus membrane refuses to act the
synovial fluid which lubricates the cavities
of the oints has dried up. There Is an
unnatural enlargement OF the aperture ct
the diaphragm The cellular tissue has
lost its power for the asslmlla ton OF tat.
The cephalic vein needs to be opened,
that the cerebrum may be enabled to per-
form It's proper functions The spinal
cord is becoming elongated, which may
eventually produce curvature of the
neck. The gastric juice of the stomach
wants strengthening, which accounts Tor
the great torpidity OF the liver. There
i, an intumescence OF the larnyx, which
may eventually check inspiration. Lum>
bago is about te set in-but, my dear Sir,
your case j. not hopeless Judlcious ar-
plication sf my remedies VIII promote
mastieation, assist micturition and deieca'
ton, and you will come out ali r!ght--a
new man. We charge people according
to their means. In your case we should
want about hundred dollars-the money
to De paid in advance, and refunded if a
cure is not effected.
we'll madame We will take the mat
ter into consideration. If we conclude 10
come under your treatment, We will call
again Good afternoon
Not go fast, my friend : there is a
small bill to pay. One dollar is our
charge for consultation 20 be deducted
fcom the hundred dollars, provided you
undergo n course of medicine.
Cheap enough, thought we, as VIC hand
ed over the money, for information Of
such vital Importance.
Thus, Mr. Editor, you have the result Of
our interview Please publish il for the
benefit sfthe afflicted and if there is any
charge pending, you may draw on US "at
sight. Resp ectfully, II. L GEDSEr.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-04-02

Hon. /. y. AKGohD has sent Us copy
of his late speech in Congress in praise c:
=. Lincoln, We copy a specimen para
graph, ana when the reader is assu.ed
th&. tie whole Speech is mad. up Of
stuff equally fu!.o2.e and sickening, We
know lie ~. tlanl. Us for publishing no
more Of it:
The public life Of Mr. Lincoln may be
u d to have commenced in June, 1876,
when ne made the memorable speech at
springfield, announcing, in words that
arrested the attention Of the nation, the
RntagonIsn between liberty and slavery
From tkat hour ne became the apos>
tie Of freedom. From that day, his life
has beel censecrated 10 one great purpose,
that Of freeing lis country from AtTica,, Sl~-
vsry. There is not in all history a more
striking exhibition Of wond erful, almost
miraculous influence of great truth, ut
tered at the right moment, than this II
has been, as have said, publicly announ-
ced on the floor Of Congress, that slavery
Is dead. If so, Abraham Lincoln, with
the sling and stone CT truth, has slain the
mons ter
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-04-02

There is quite vigorous effort being
made by the radical aboltionists at
Washington to have the Republican Ma
tional Convention postponed from May to
September. The radicals are confident
On Old Abe for the last month, they can
defeat his nomination If little mere time
is given them. Some of the leaders. and
indeed the Germans almost in a body
threatens that, if the extension is no.
granted them, they will bolt and run Free
mont in spite OF the convention.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-04-02
Council Proceedings.
Tuesday March 2g,h $50

Tuesday March 29th 1854.
Regular meeting. Present, Mayor Rice. Aid.
Howiald, LoJnev, Wood, Dow, Murphy, Feanell,
Walker, MeGinnis Hathaway, Miller, Reynolds
and Ceilings
Minutes 81 last meeting read and approved.
2 C. Prescott and Lew Mason Alderman elect,
appeare, were qualified, and TOOK their seats as
members Of the City Council.
Rules Of Procedure and order o: business read.
The MAYOR announced the standing committee
as follows. VIZ
>.re.t aaI .lUsgs-D5y. Ceilings and Mason.
Lr-t .tsseEas- t-NGrVh~. Ceilings aid miller.
Lsars f. . Drf,0aaes.-W-4ke Prescott AID How
land. Fsaa7rs.-il5a and. WOOD aud Reynolds.
Patfr H.l'I-levuo.is. Wood aud Loouey. tsre
arr'a.Et-Ha~on, Preset ard Dow ELs mi
nj. L.gsts-McCinuis, Woo and Mason. i'1.,cs
uatueaav AcGIDuis AMI Walker. Lc.Hsss Fen
nell. murphy aud Hathaway. >Srfrfgr-I Il er
LoJucy and Ceilings.
Reoor. gfCi.y Treasurer and City Clerk pre-
scented
On motion Of Dos. referred to finance committee
o. motion II Rowland the c1Eucil proceeded 70
tie election Of citF officers. Char appointed
For CITY Clerk. .. Leayeus had 4 votes.
Ga notion Of Miller .. Leaveu- vas declared
duly elected City Clerk fer the ensuing Hunic!-
Ia wear.
L ". Fay
Blank
ua motion Of Dow +. L. FAY was declared duly
elected City Treasurer for the ensuing municipal
year. ,.
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-04-02

The Goth IL Regiment, having Ee>en-
listed as Veterans, retu: ned a week age to
Joliet on fiIrlou.h One Company of
this regiment was made up at Tonica, III
this county, ard the whole from this con>
gressional district. The Goth has seen
about as much hard fighting and a, many
yecissitudes as Any regiment in the service
and surely no regiment has won 4 higher
reputation for gallantry. OF 200 men
from Joliet that Joined this regiment, but
about fifty have returned. The waste in
the other companies has been about the
same, SO that, at present, the regiment
can number little over $50 mon.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-04-02

Spurgeon, like all the mock phi!anthro.
pists of the day, oveGf.ows with love for
the ideal negro. and is willing that csn-
;inent shall be dreEched with blood to
destroy slavery but as to the real negro,
he is but poor human nature, like any
body else. He thus writes to an American
friend
we in England are getting little tired
Of the negroes-ws are beginning to find
them out. 4 year or SO ago 4 negro was
quite pet with us, and when one came to
us we 10 ,de much OF him; but now too
many of them are coming-they come
over in squads, they are very ignorant and
cenceited, We are very willing to help
them to be free, to give them money but
then we do not want any more to DO with
them"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-04-02
MORE TESTIMONY.

Hiss Tennessee Cl.R.n, the C2aircoy7at Physi
eian-.Sgsns al tie Geiger House IN Ottals~.
Enter two gents-the writer being one
of the uumber-with n view Of satistyln g
their curiosity. occasioned by the weekly
statements of Clairvoyaut Examinations
and most wonderful cures. \ bed is in
one corner of the room All the chairs
are taken up with invalios, and the stand.
in, space is occupied by individuals in
distress. The lame, halt aud blind, are
here congregated A goodly lot of medi
cnal bottles are in the foreground An
elderly gentleman, minus one eye, is
looking wise, ne labels the bottles VIII
much skill. His wife distributes then, 10
the afflicted, and Miss Tennessee pockets
the small change. Corns and cancers.
ringbones and spavins, hypo add tic-doul-
oureux, staguation OF the blood and too
much circulation, are here being treated,
and faith assists in working out the cure.
young lady now approaches US, sh e
has just discovered our untenable position,
medium size, rather youthful, fair COM
plexion, and light flow ng nair, are the
impressions which confront US, can l do
anything for you to-day. sir 2
Yes, madam, we would like an inter-
view with Miss Tennessee Clatiin.
81 am She-the veritable, dirty faced
Tennessee Claflin-who p-esideth and
prescrbeth. Walk this way-but mind
that thou contest but one at time"
So we mustered up courage, and walk
ed individually, into an adjoining room
MINUS bed, but not lacking in all the et
ceteras of the healing art,
We began To feel nervous. but we help
ed ourselves to a chair. Miss Tennessee
sits directly in front-looks steadily at u.s.
as if preparing to go off III the clairvoyant
state. and then" Be thou astonshed l.
oh. my soul
Silence breaks. "In the first place, you
are q single man--have never been mar
risd-you are now thinking considerably
of some fair one, but you will not be mar
red before next year.
MADAME, we did not come here to have
our fortune told. Woare much afflicted
have never seen well day, and we have
come here to seek relief We want to be
thoroughly inspected, and know if we
to be condemned, or whether there is still
"a balm in Giead. Wilt thou close
those wakeful eyes, and resign myself to
that mysterious state, wherein thou seest
so clear"
"Sir, it is not meet that I should sleep
in thv presence l am endowed with a
keenness OF perception that can penetrate
the darkest mystery. To me, the human
body is as transparentas air. All its woR-
derful machi.ery can be seen at glance
ysu would pass for well man.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-04-02
How Gen. Grant Loaded Logs.

Some one who claims to have known
Lieutenant General Grant from boyhood
communicates to the National Iateiligercer
a biographical sketch of tie General. AS
showing his business turn early in life, the
biography says
At the age of twelve, he aspired to the
management of his fathers draught team,
and was entrusted with it for the purpose
of hauling some heavy hewed logs, which
were to be loaded with the aid Of levers
ard the usual appliances of several stout
men He came with his team and found
the logs. but not the men. A boy of more
imaginative genius, and OF equal but differ
eutly-directed contrivance, might have
laid down to listen or dream, or build
unlike others, acted upon the idea that
where there was a will there was way,
and hesitated not at the undertaking -
Observing fallen tree, having a gradual
upward slope, he unhitched his horses, at
tached them to a log, drew it horizontally
to the tree, and then drew ono end Of it
up the inclined trunk, higher than the
wagon truck, and so as to project few
feet over, and thus continued 10 operate
until he had brought several 10 this posts
ton Next he backed the wagon under
the projected ends, and finally, one by one
hitched to and drew the logs lfngthwise
across the fallen trunk on to his wagon,
hitchcd up again and returned with his
load to his astonished father
This anecdote IS wei! remembered by
old citizens of Georgetown. Brown county,
Ohio, where Grant spent his early boy
hood
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-04-02

PRINTING PAPER-A bill is before Con-
gress TO abolish the duty on printing pa
per- and also to discontinue the hor. q lax
on it. Great Britain that taxes eyery-
thing possible, puts no tax on printing
paper, and the London Times is srinted on
imported from Belgium. Its Government
views it as tax on the knowledge of the
people. Bleaching powders, which enter
so largely into the manufacture of paper,
it is proposed to admit free of duty. Local
papers all over the country are fading out
as they cannot stand the price Of paper,
etc. 1t is not regarded as good policy to
have this result continued
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-04-02

McCLELLAS.-The Pennsylvania and Ohio
Democratic State Conventions have been
held and beth appointed delegates to the
National Convention TO be held. at Chicago
in July instructed to vote for Mcclellan.
As New York and the New Englaud states
generally will undeu btedly also instruct
for Mcclellan, his nomination at Chi
cage as the Democratic candidate for
the Presidency may be regarded as fore
gone conclusion.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-04-02

y. O. B.-Nigser on the brain is what
ails the country. This is a highly inhamma
tory complaint, and attacks the politicians
with great virulence, who spread the
plague in all directions, until it is getting
or has got almost universal Doctors may
prescribe soothing anodynes and recem-
mend quiet, but the advice seems of no
avail Everybody is sick of Niger, yet no
matter what may be the disposition on the
part Of the people at large to allay the
disease, It's synptoms grow more and more
alarming The agitation of the niger is
even stimulated by thousands who must
be fatigued to exhaustion with the subject
Lecture halls are thronged with audiences
to listen to arguments and appeals which,
if repeated so often on ether themes. would
tire them beyond measure.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-04-02

The IRISH NATIONAL FAIR, in progress at
Chicago during the past week, appears to
have been great success. Up to We'd
nesday evening $50, 900 orth OF adnis-
sion tickets had been sold, while the dis
play of goods is unparalleled by any ex
hibiiisn OF the sort ever witnessed in this
country /. is believed the net proceeds
will reach $4,000. As an evidence Of
the depth and earnes,eness Of the feeling
in this country in favor Of the liberation
OF Ireland, tho unexpected success Of this
fair is fact of great sign Iticancs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-04-02
War News OF the Week.

There has been a little more activity
during the last week in military matters,
indicative of more important movements
close at hand The army OF the Potomac
:. still going through the process of re>or-
sanization and remains inactive, but is
being largely reinforced. Gen. Grant has
taken up his head quarters with 1t, at Gull
pepper.
From Knoxville, the 9th army corps
(Burnside's) having been withdrawn, the
news is that Scsofeld has withdrawn the
remnant of his little army from the adj
vance towards Bulls gap to the fortIfica-
ITEMS around Knoxville. This indicates
that Grant apprehends no danger from
Longstreet in that quarter.
The activity during the week has been
exhibited in the Southwest-contined to
Forrest in kentucky and Porter and
Banks on Red River. Forrest crossed the
Tennessee river some two weeks ago with
two to FIVE thousad men, and was next
heard of at Union city, a post defended by
some 200 Kentucky cavalry under Col.
Hawkins, who surrendered without q fight.
Gen Braymaa was on his way 10 reinforce
him at the time, but as usual can'o teo
late
From Union City the rebel column
pushed up the railroad to Paducah, and
on Friday last attacked that place. Pa
ducah, as is well known, is situated on the
Ohio River, at the mouth Of the Tennes,
see River. and is place Of some twelve or
fifteen thousand Inhabitants. Its defences
ar. a small collection of earth works, 10
Gated on the fiat below the town, near the
Marine Hospital, and are SO constructed
as to command the town. The rebels
carried the town, and the Federals retired
to the fort and, in connection with
a couple of gunboats, opened on the city
After repeatedly attempting to storm the
fort. the rebels Withdrew in the direction
Of May field, with heavy loss in killed
and wounded
The garrison at Padueah consisted OF
but 700 men, uuder command OF Colonel
Hicks, of Ill, to whom great honor is
awarded for the gallantry of his defence
The town was nearly destroyed. The
rebels lost 800 killed and 1860 wounded
The federal loss was less than hundred
killed and wounded.
From, Red River We learn that, after
the capture Of Fort De Russey, Admiral
Porter proceeded up to Alexandria,
which was surrendered without 4 fight,
the rebels retiring to Shreveport, where
they have concentrated and are expected
to make stand.
Farrasut is still before the for.s guard
Ing the approaches 10 Mobile, but seems
doing but little.
The Federals in Florida have occupied
Pilatka and captured small steamer. 1t
is reported that the Z" Unionists' Of Fleri-
Ia have organized themselves into an ar
med body, and commenced operation
,agai.-t the rebels or that State
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-04-02

SILL BsrrER-Illinois is not only some
l2,099 ahead Of all calls made upon her
for soldiers up to the present time, but
she has this credit up to the lst Of Feb
ruary. Since then some $500 new recruits
are to be added to bor credit and about
o.. 600 veterans who have reenlisted. This
leaves her over 10000 ahead of all calls
There is not another state in tie Union
that is even up to her quota.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-04-02

Some Greek and Catholic Christians. dis.
puted about the body of deceased rich
man at Constantinople, appealed to the
Fuad Pasha, who, after hearing both sides,
decided as follows: you say" turning
to the catholics, that the soul of the de.
ceased man belongs to you, and Is safe In
the bosom of your church. Well, then.
let those othsr friends have his body, il