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The ESii,Ic Cause in Illinois.

The following is ii brief syno sis of what
has been accomplished for this cause in our
state during the past year.
The Number OF new Bible Societies formed.
is ., making the total number now | 800
Each of the has depository, and the val
ne of hooks in all Of them, is not far from
100000.
The m mb,r of famili IS visited by Travel
ing and Local Agents is about lOU,00O, of
whom, about $500 were found without Bibles.
The number of books circulated is about
$1,000.
The remitances to the American Bible So
cicty amount to about S74,30J, of which,
about So, 300 W as to aid in supplying other
places.
The number of Local, or School District
Agents in the State. is near 1000. and the
number of other officers Of the Auxilaries
and branches about 5000
The fields of the County Agents each en-
brace about 100000 inhabitants. and the ex
pense of raising funds is less than hal:,a cent
to each person in theS, fields.
partial summary of the results of the la.
bors of the travelling Agents during the year,
is about as follows:
Number of miles Travelled, $4,000; fami-
lies and places Of business visited, 62,0a0;
families found without Bibles, 5000; Bib.e
societies visited, 1860, tsome of the 1860 hav
ing been visited twice; Billie Meetings at
tended, 1900; addresses delivered, 2,400; ;
pledges of $50 or $3.50 obtained, l,200 !;
amounting to $4,000; other new subscrip,
tio,,s, 81 900, making a total of $5S, 5000;
personal sales Of books, $500; personal
cash collections, So, 1000; received Of Local
Agents and Treasures, $4,000; total
amount received, $500; Local Agents ln-
itiated, 5000; letters written on Bible Socie-
ty business, $500; circulars, &C., sent OFT,
1900; accounts audited, 4.0O0
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Not Whipped, but Scaffcrd.

The Jackson Miss Free Tade,-, in its is
sue of the 10th instant, and with which it
gave up. the ghos:, under the above heading,
has the following:
The greater portion of the Confederacv is
pretty considerably used up. The four years
war has displayed the valor of the South, and
brought to light vast resources undreamed of
| by man. 1t has demonstrated what necess-
ty could accomplish and produce; but it has
cventuatcd in bringing back to the start
ing point, after scenes of unpa- allied distress.
dcluge of blood and leveIling of all class
es-minus an institution. That institution
which we have long thought would not have
survived this century if left alone. is now
very prop0rtionally PLAYED out. The North
has got the elephant and it will bother them
to disp, sc of it. This thing Of negro equah-
ty may do for n sensation, but it went
last. The North having made the most OF it.
having no longer occasion for it. will find this
elephant bad investment, and will get rid of
it the best way it can.
The South is not whipped nor conquered,
bat it is overrun and subiugated to a great
extent and. if mildly treated wi lie. to a
great degree, quicscent. |, has become like
fostering sore, and to be healed and brought
| back to lis primitive condition will require
careful nursing and soothing ba!ms and en-
ollienrs.
Sick in body for nearly fortnight past
from a severe attack of bilious fever and in
flammatory rheumatism, our mental system
has doubtless more or less been Effected by our
physical arrangement. but our head is clear
to the fact that though subjugated we are not
whipped-but being in Rome we must do as
the Romans do and we confess to being
somewhat overwhelmed and demoralized and
very considerably scattered. Witha we re-
tain our poetical taste, and, quietly subsiding,
hid
Farewell to the din Of battle and roar ofarms.
Farewell to the plunied troops aud neighny
steed,
Forewell to the kettIe-drum and ear pearc,ns
fife,
Farewell to the shrill trumpet and "hourly
calls"
Farewell t. the pride, circumstance, and
pomr Of war,
Farewell to circum!ocution and :! red tape
Farewell! to :. No Funds" Quarermasters
and pompous st.ff-ah.
Farewell to coascr;pt bureaus and enrolling
Offices.
Farewell to Enterprise. the medical board,
and light duty
are well to hight dreams ia the East and hope
deferred that makcth the heart sick,
Farewell ye lengthy untold catalogue
Otheilos occupations gone, and sub sidc.
victim OF suspended animation
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P.IhIEc Snirff.

We firmly believe that the opportunity has
Mt last presented itself, Of securing to this
city what we have so lorg end so cryingIy
needed; viz: First Glass Hotel, sufficient
for the wants of our resident population and
the large increase of t'avcl which would
surely set in upon US, whenever they can get
such Accommodations as other towns no larger
and with largely inferior advantages, but
with more liberality. more public spirit and
more wisdom, furnish them.
We understand that Mr.. Lockwood will
furnish $4,000 in cash If the citizens ofthis
town will raise and donate TO him the sum Of
100000 in cash and put the whole 81, 900
in first class hotel complete in its fixtures
and furniture, and have the whole completed
in n year from this time if immediate action
is had by TIE citizens in the matter. 1t is
proposed to locate this house on the north
east corner of Columbus and Jefferson sts..
where Mr.. Lockwood ALREADY owns lots with
a front of ninety feet on Columbus street
and one hundred and fifty two feet on Jeffe =
son st. The value of these lots is probably
$1,000, but for which Mr. Lockwood does not
propose to deduct any part of the above
mentioned $4,000. That amount he Intends
to put III the hotel, its fixtures and furniture
II Hoes seem to US that we should not let the
opportunity pass by, all agree in the absolute
necessity for such house if we expect any
growth to-our city. For seven long years
this city has stood STILL We have gained moth
ing in population and but little in wealth.
We have had no accessions to Our capital. as
all enterprising towns are constantly receiv-
ing from outside parties who are constantly
seeking localities where nature has beer
boCntifrl as in our case, to invest their sur
plus capital. They GO by Ottawa, and why?
because Ottawa deceires them: deceives
them BY her lack Of public spirit, shall we
say BY the jeaiousies of her prominent citi-
zens. who with niggerly se!fishness refuse or
hesitate TO lend their influence and aid to any
improvement for the public good, no matter
how much it NAV enhance the values of their
own properties. because, forsooth it may
ctance to benefit tie real estate of some sill
more Ii ygardly neigirbor. Should such feelings
exist with men; with men of abundant
means; with men of high social end political
standing? Nc, the true man will scatter
such puer.le iealousies to the winds, aud re-
glrd,ess Of the narrow mindedness of others,
will look only to his own interest and char
acter public spirited nan, and then do
what will certainly gain him honorable credit
with his fellow citizens and really add to his
private fortune
Let there be no chickering's now, let no
contracted IDEAS govern our actions, but
united in hand as we are in interest, redeem
our city IRON the slough into which We have
fallen and now lie
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" UEGEAS. the first ds of April IN the wear Of
w car Lord on tl.ill- tnl eight hguIr.J
ci-ht David >rw 81" the csEHiy ,i Ia c,,i -Id
llnH Ling inIrit-j To- y lillian H. y. CJsns the
county AMI state, IN of ia Ilo,.,Il nd
-efcH'tFe doll ~ AMI NINETY cents. wIe-e! b.
hi irIuI>ssTy Note
iiIrcr years alter ite, IT before, II
nj ten per cent per aununl payable aIIly and the
inf-t Oh more Uliy securing tue OF said PROM
note. the SAIL DAVID
ecutu AMI delivered II sid William H. W C> hlnan a
mortgage Of even date with at uut- thereby
for the purpose .pTid the nal! thirteen
H. IN township thirty i fifth. ans range four,
ami tie wti hall section eighteen tinI
ing provided IL sail mrt-g default Ice rltit IN
the u-it 81 tr principal Interest above mentioned
part portion ~ tucr the time tie
shall become uIe then the ii Of the
part ana his authorized 10 sell the real
above described public asIlop alter giving four
notice of the time ana place o SHE puIlc
paper Ia ssld county. and conveying said real
the highest and ue>t bidder ami OF the
t-reiru, first pay all attorney and counsel free
expenses and then rctIu the whole amount Of tn pn
pal secured y said mortgage. with tive
the To the day OF sale and pay the plus any
the parties OF the inst part.
And. whereas default HtS been made in the payment of
said promssory AMI the i due nlil
with interest the LIST day Of November. lsb
per cent per aanUn
Now Therefore public notice is hereby gisca that l. the
said NItAm H. " CushuIn, by virtue OF the power and
authority in vested y said mortgage, and 10y OF
default OF payment, AZORES l, will sell at public
II the highest and best bidder Tor cash, ie south door
county and state aforesaid the 18th day July,
1850 the east hall OF section thirteen III township Thirty
north and range or east vi the third principal
riian and the half of section eighteen township
Ityone tn. and aforesaid, the
purposes above stated, and in said provided
Ottawa ILL., June 20, o. WILL III. W CUSHMAN.
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The Fourth in Ottawa.

The arrangements for getting up grand
soldiers welcome and celebration of the 4th
Mt Ottawa, are in such Al state of forwardnrss
that we can tell the people of the county in
all confidence, that il viii be the greatest
4th of July ovation ever seen in Ottawa
The arrangements contemplate 4 Grand
Basket Picnic, and Free Dinner TO all
soldiers who NAV honor the occasion with
their presence.
From information already received from
different portions of the county. it is believed
there will be at least 1900 soldiers present,
and thousands of other people.
The arrangements being made are on a
scale commensurate with such expectations.
and are full and elaborate. Let the pc ople
come en- mass, and d. honor 10 the returned
heroes to whom they owe so much NOR than
they can ever fully repay-eyen the salvation
of their cOuatr,,
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Ne give place to the following article, rs
We have to others on the same subject, with
out being prepared either to endorse or to
combat its views. So far as it proposes to
reform the present financial system of the
government is concerned, its object is one
which we heartily endorse. No government
can maintain its financial integrity and gay
the interest for money the U. S. are now
paying. Why, look at it, A man has U.
S. bond for $1,000 which cost him $500 in
gold. He draws 6 per cent. interest on it in
gold, making it really worth II per cent,
and then his bond is exempt from taxation,
which is worth 3 per cent. more. And lie
only need put this bond into a National Bank
and get currency for it, and he has $1,000
more to lend at 10 per cent, his original
$500 invested thus producing him $l25 a
year No people can stand such shave.
But whether the system here proposed 10
correct this monstrosi,y is the right one, the
reader is as capable of judging as we are.
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Wttaha fl Gra0er
THE NEWS.

The ioval legislature of Virginia met ai
Richmond on the Goth. Gov. Pierpont's
message recommends the abolition of TIE
suffrage oath in the Alexandria constItion,
and the substitution of the Presi Tents am
nesty oath.
Ms. Lincoln has accepted the proposition
Of the Monument Association, to build the
monument at Oak Ridge Cemetery, and give
her and her family the use of the Tot as a
burial place.
Charles Walsh, of Chicago, has been re-
leased from custody, under the pardon of the
Presid,nt
Genera! Mejia. at Matamoras, has receive |
Intelligence of an engagement, il which the
Liberals were thoroughly routed, losing 40
killed and LOCO prisoners, General Negrete
being among The latter.
The South Carolina delegation. in their In
,erview with the President on Wednesday,
asked that their state should be placed upon
the same footing as the other rebellious
states, and that Provisional Governor should
be appointed. The delegation are to have
another interview with Mr.. johnson.
The wife of Secretary Seward died at
Washington on Wednesday evening. Her
remains were taken to Auburn.
Large numbers of southerners, principally
military officers, continue to besiege the Pres
ident for pardon. Thus far they have been
granted very sparingly.
Several parties in the South who were act
ing as Postmasters when the war broke out
have reported the amounts OF their indebted
ness, and expressed desire to liquidate the
same A few have forwarded money.
Gold, on Thursday, opened in New York
at 142 and closed at JAS. The rise has
been some 5 per cent, for the week. The
consequence is: frmer feeling in market all
round.
At Chicago yesterday, No, spring wheat
sold ut $l.15@Sll5; Corn at 5sG59c;
Oats, i1G,4sc.
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NEGRO SUFFRAGE N North CARoLINA.-
The Raleigh Progress, paper which was
established and has been printed under the
protection Of the Union Army, and is there
fore as high union authority as can be found
in the state. thus treats the negro suffrage
question in that state:
II present we are sure that there Is not
single man in the state in favor Of allowing
him to vote; and any attempt on the part
Of tn" general government to force. i upon
rs. would seriously interfere with that frater-
nal. sympathetic affection. 50 necessary be-
tween the people OF tire different states and
sections. to secure union Of hearts as well
a union OF states.
In another number the Pro.pcss says that
the negroes are in the majority in twenty CT
the cigltsiH counties of North Carolina. and
C ,uid elect fifty fJar members of the legisla-
ture if they were voters. The Progress pro
ceeds TO say:
! ''The is n occasion. for controversy by
any one relative to this matter. We d not
1 know of q single voter in the State Of North
7 Carolina. knowing as we all do the present
! degraded condition OF the negro, who Is will
/ ling t. give them Immediate enfranchise-
ment, and consequently there can be no dis
t agreements with their scqucnt Earrings and
| iti-:eelings. For humanity sake, however,
! it ill b. the duty Of the national and state
/ legislatures to do everything they can 20 ele.
/ vate this race. and the time may come when,
by giving Indications OF improvement and ad
vaacemrnt. their Claims for the right of suf
frage will be granted by our state. In our
opinion, however, this cannot occur during
the present. or perhaps the next, generation
and consequently we need not give ourselves
any uneasiness about it,
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Illinois continues to occupy prominent
position among the other states OF the Union
x stl,o amount of its contributions to thc
Bible Cause. ITS re-nittances last year were
more br about $4,000, than tr,n the hive
surrounding ;-StH.es combined. THEY were
nearly double the entire amount from tii the
States and Territories between the Mi slssip-
NJ; river. and the Pacific Ocean. And yet
thew we're less than one half the annpal III
come of each of several individuals Pm our
wealthy State. While we have dond well,
compared with other states, we hav4 given
ONLY mere pittance compared with on abIli'
ty. or the wants of the Bibleless and ofr con
tributations should at least be GuadruAied.
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ed for the cane which my friend carried, and

ed for the cane which my friend carried, and
conycrscd in this manner
.I always used cane when l was a boy.
1t was a freak of mine. My fatorite one was
a knotted beech. stick, and | carved the head
myself. There's mighty amount OF character
In sticks. Don't you think so? You have
seen these fishing poles that fit into cane
WE'LL that was an Old idea of mine. Dog
wood clubs were ia. orite ones with The boys.
'spose they use EN- yet. Hickory is too
heavy, unless ycp get it from young sapling.
Have you ever noticed how stick in enc 5
hand will change ones appearance Old
women and witches wouldn't look so without
sticks. Meg MerrlIes understands that
In This way my friend, who is a clerk in
newspaper Office, heard the president talk
for an hour. The undress of the man and
the trteness of his subject would be staples
for mcrriment if we did not reflect that his
greatness was OF no conventional cast, that
the playfulncss of his nature and the sin1pli
city of his illustration hghtened public bust
! ness but never arrested
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TonS.Do.-TLerc vas terrible tornado in
Minnesota or the 10Th inst \ despatch
from Red Wing sars:
Sheriff Chandler was ovcrtaken by the
tornado, and, on its approach, leaped from
HE carriage. threw himself upon the ground,
and by clinging to a tree was saved, bui re
ceired serious injuries. fits horse and car
mage was taken away between heaven and
earth. The herse; to-day, was found in a
Ir>e top seventy rods distant Fragments OF
the carriage have since been discovered.
Thedweiiing house of Justice Chamberlain,
on the Hastings road, totally destroyed,
frag1: ents, of which are scattered for miles.
Mrs Chamberlain sought refuge in the Gel
lar, very wisely. thereby saving her life. Mrs.
.tsee,er, who was decendiug the cellar stairs.
was carried off with the house, and received
such injury as to render recovery impossible.
The telegraph line for half a mile was de-
stroyed, and some OF the poles we're drawn
out OF the ground, and others broken OF and
the Wire sausdd in the fields some distance
away SO
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INSURANCE AGAINST ACCIDESTs--Mr.
TAvEyER, ticket agent at the r. r. Depot
insurance Company a passenger step.
ping on the cars can. at an expense of about
lUcts. a day. have his life insured for $4,000,
against accident, for larger or smaller sums
in proportion. II he is killed, his family at
once get $4,000; if MANNED, he gets an a..
lowance per dey Of say IS during his disabili.
ty. In ten thousand unforeseen ways, we
are always liable to accidents, and it strikes
us this is one of the best ways yet devised to
guard against some Of their unpleasant con-
SEQUENCES
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Soldiers mt Home.

1t is pleasant, passing along the streets, to
meet at every step or two, the sun-browned,
but manly, vigorous form of some returned
hero. They have been gathering into town
during the past week at the rate Of dozen
or two day. Most of item make short
stay, and scatter to the country. They a:e
all veterans. the heroes who fought with
Sherman-all stout, hale, strong men,. for
ago. The officers will excuse as for not
mentioning their names particularly, for tie
reason that we consider the n,cn as much
entitled to such a mark of distinction as the
officers, and we cannot gre the names OF
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UASHEESH CANDY
Ii,c Great oriental Ner,inc Ccifs
pound.

A most delightful EXIIILERANT CoNFECTIoNIZED
and has been The theme OF song and story the Per
SLAMS Arabians and tssyriaus.
True SECRET OF YOUTH AND BEA CTT.
1t Is a Remedy that ought be in every House ON -c
OF its h,rasSaes, and potency and above all, be
Of Us ercesdl9 cscess Ii the cheapest rted,
in the world Colds readily Yield To it
The Writer, the Speaker, the Student and the business
untcr the Influence seem TO gitit irtfion
and energy readiness and keenncss oil perception
unknown before. No Clergyman Actor, Singer Lawyer
r III fact any one should be without il.
Sacred and Protane History allie inform us says the
Rev. John Wesley, that these the most beautiful
happy, healthy, cheerful and ongivei races OF people that
existed
Mlj. Gen. WicdeH the celebrated astronomer, says the
Iasices Candy helped him when al other remedies failed
to relieve him. and that it is an elegant compound
Tie celebrated Dr. Mott Of New Ya1 says the true ned-
cin virtues the Heslee Candy very great n,icl,
greater than yet appears. could wish that remedy
potent for good as 1t Is were more general, in
1t is Sure Cure For Fever and Ay,,e.
Sure Cule 70: General Debility and Wasting away
Sure Cure for all Nervous and Bilious Affections
Sure Cure for Torpility of the Liver.
Sure Cure for Qiinsy, Group and Hives.
sure Cure for Colds, Coughs and Asthma.
Sure Cure fer Incipient Consumption.
Sure Cure for insanity and Meaial DeranSement-
is preSrrre the Complexion and SkiA and
parts 6ioom Of perfect ft and Pi9or 10 those nto
It, Sold by Druggist everywhere Price 30 and Il per
box. Postage on 81 box Is cents.
Imported only by the Gunjal Wallah Company,
Office, 81 Berkman Street, n. York.
THOMPSON GIBSON, Sole agents for Ottawa
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MEMS ExTRAoRDixEY.-r follow

MEMS ExTRAORDiSEY.-'rie following
actually appears among the associated press
dispatches to the Chicago papers:
The Mobile TriJuns is informed that Brig
adler General E. Kirby Smith. of the western
army, has been ordered 10 Mobile foi the
purpose ofassuming the duties of com nand-
ant of the post, in place of Brigader General
Andrews.
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N7r. Lincol n.-S Onr Anecdotes of
Him.

4 correspondent of the New Y rk W orld,
writing from the table of the la.e president in
the White House, says:
Here once came NJ. Stanton, saying, in
bis hari and positive way:
Mr.. Lincoln, have found it expediei..
to Disgrace and arrest Gen. Stone
"'Sta nton,' said Mr.. Lincoln, with emotion
of pain, when you considered it necessary to
imprlson Gen. Stone, am glad you did not
consult me about it,
And for the lack of such consultation,
Gen. Stone, / learn, now lies maniac in the
asylum. The groundess pretext upon which
he suffered the reputation of treason issued
fl )m the department of war--lot from this
Office
RELEASING AN Ed ITuI.
The same correspondent tells the follow
ing anecdote:
"a gentleman whom l know visit ed the
president in high dudgeon one nigh t. He
was newspaper proprietor, and one of his
editors had been arrested.
".Mr. Lincoln he said, Il have been off
electioueerng for your reelection, and III my
absence you have had my editor arrested l
won't stand t, sir. l have fought better ad-
transformations than yours.
".Whv. John said the president don't
know much about it. l suppose your boys
have been too enterprising. The fact is,
don't interfere with the press much but sup
pose | am responsible
81. want you to order the man release to-
mig t. said the applicant. / shan't leave
here till / get it. In fact, l am the man
who SHOULD be arrested. Why don't you send
me to Capitol hill p
'rbls idea pleased the president exceeding
!! ly. He laughed tie other into good humor
ain fact he said. am under restraint
here, and glad of any Preiext to release a
journalist. "
/ THE PRESIDENTS DOMESTIC HABITS
"Young Thaddy played with him upon the
carpet; Robert came home from the war and
ti,lsed to his father as to school mate He
was to Mrs Lincoln as chivalrous on the last
day of his life as when he courted her. l
have somewhere seen picture of Henry ".
of France. riding his babies on Lis back;
that was the president
ANOTHER SCENE AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
. "a friend connected with a Washington
newspaper, told me that he had occasion to
SEE MIR. Lincoln one evening, and found that
the latter had gone tn bed. But he was told
to sit down in the office, and directly the
president entered. He wore only a night
shirt, and his long, lank, hlrsute limbs, as be
sat down, inclined the guest TO laughter
Mr.. Lincoln-disposed of his request at once,
and manifested adesire totalk. SO he reach
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STEAMBOAT DISASTER on REp RgvER.--
The [. s. transport Kentacky. with 900
PERSONS on board, mostly Parolcd prisoners,
was snagged and sunk il 20 Red River, near
Shreveport, on the 9th inst. The number Of
lives lost is estimated at eco.