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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-12-30
Estat; If FrqHcis Lijty, deceased.

RIsIsSSTIOy % GcREDTAs.l
LII per,oHs interested hereby notified, that
IA Thu. STAY, the 18th day of January. A. y. leo
shall appear bs.ore the county Of L. Sale c-'y
the state Of Illinois al the court house Ia OTTAWA In said
cour ty and then anil there teHi-r nag resignation. and
present my accounts for adjustment a Guardian VI the
minor children Of Francis Libby. dcss-l, when and
whore all persons interested spear gFf he heard, II
thew sec MT 50 to do TALLIAS LIBBY,
Dec. g. R,+w Guardian Of ~ III minor children
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-12-30
-idalni5trGtrir Notice.

TUNIIE undersigned having been appointed Administrative
IL Of the Estate OF Edward SHcc-y. late of the
ty of La Sale and Illinois, deceased hereby
notice that she will appear before the County Court Of La
Sale county at the Court HosC in OTTAWA at the February
Term, the Sd Monday in February which time ALI
having claims against said estate notified and
requested to attend for the purpose OF having the
adjusted All persons Indebted 70 said request
ed to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
Dated this % day of December, 4. n. lse5.
ALICE SWEENY AdministrA.Yix.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-12-30
Administrator's Notice.

IT., ,d.r.;gued having been appointed administrator
,he cst,t- Of James g. Johnston, late Of ts county Oh
T. ssic and State Of Illinois, decca-c' lrr-y sNeT
he will appear before the County ."nrt 81 y
" F'F : 1T the February
Sale county, AT The Court noti-e --...
Term the third Mofay in February next AT which time
persons having claims against said estate are noii-
and requested attend for the purpose Of having the -aie
adjusted All persons indebted said Estate are re'aS
ed to make immediate payment to the Undersigned
Dated this 2}d iay OF Dec. 4. D. 1865.
IL MILLER. Administrator.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-12-30

Is also well filed with the Latest Patterns in the mar
ket 1t certainly will pay you to call and examine
stock before you buy We pay the Highest Price for
BUTTER AND EGGS
Don't forget osu place North Of the Cbsut House. merit
door TO the National CITY Bank Of Otta,od.
Sept. 2. 1865. KELLER 4 GAYLORD p
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-12-30
Administrators Notice.

EsTATs or J0EI D. SWIFT. DECEASED.
gYlIIE undersigned having been Administering
IL of the estate of Joel D.. Swift. late OF the
county Of La Sale and State of Illinois, decreased here
by eivea that she will appear before the County
Court Of La Sale County, at the Court House in Of
tawa, the January Term, the third Monday in
January next at which time all persons having claims
against said Estate notified and requested
the purpose of having the adjusted All persons in
deb 10 said Estate requested make immediate pays
ment the Undersigned.
Dated this ID day of December A. u. ls65.
ELIZA v SWIFT. Administrative
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-12-30
]. COLWELL & CO.,
Carpenters, Builders
AND MANUFACTURES OF
SASH, DOORS, & BLINDS,
Opposite GeIger House, La Sale Street
OTTA VA, ILLINOIS.

E1-ing fitted up the most complete SASH. DOOR and
BLIND factory and planning MILL to be found in
the State - prepared to I'LL orders in this
inc % business At shorS -rtice and Low RATES.
complete stock OF the ordinar tees of SASH, (gIaLed
and ung azed) DOORS, BLINDS, FRA" rs and MOULD
INGS always hand, and our flctieSf-- turnin
out work such that We can supply unusua'
short notice. We determined nothing bul
the best SEASONED LUMBER in this department. and
machinery being all new and OF the most perfect
kind, cannot fail to make gCed work.
Hasing the benefit OF machinery do all kinds
Of Carpenter Work with greater dispatch ian ever
We prepared to make
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-12-28
aai'siiaesnre Of Welded Iron Tubes.

IN the ordinary manner of construct;,r
heating furnaces used in the manufacture
OF these tubes the furnace ia made in two
compartments, each COMPARTMENT hoino
provided with a fre-grate. Ono oP ths
said compartments is called tha hal, hnla
., warming furnace, and the other is call
Gu .ne "eiulng furnace. The skelp, or
pafuahy formed tube to be welded is first
heated IN the back hole or warming fur.
mace, and afterwards transferred to the
welding furnace, where it is raised TO q
Welding heat. The invention of Mr.
James Fisher, of West Bromwich, Eng
land, consists in dispensing with the fire.
CRATE at the back hole or warming fur
mace, ana II 80 constructing and arrang-
Abs the said back hole or warming furnace
a'lc .Ae Welding furnace, that the warm
,hg furnace shall be heated by thes waste
neat irom the welding. He builds the
warming furnace and welding furnace
SIDE by side IN the ordinary manner bps
builds the warming furnace without any
ire crate. He builds TIE Welding f,,r-
mace IN the ordinary way exceutinr that
he closes the end of the said furnace in.
stead OF making 1t communicate directly
with the stack. He perforates the wall
separating the two furnaces with q series
Of holes, through which holes the. fame
and heated air of the Welding farm ace
pass into the warming furnace, and thence
to the stack BY this arrangement the
two furnaces arc heated by the fire from
the grate--namely, by the fire of the
Welding furnace CRATE. 1t is claimed,
that by constructing tire heating furnaces
according to this invention great economy
is effected in the fuel employed.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-12-28

Among the patents recently Issued in
England, is one for iron doors, the inyen-
ton ofTMr. Joseph T. Harris, These doors
are intended as o substitute for wood, and
can be produced at nearly the same cost.
When fixed and painted, it will be difficult
to distinguish them from any kind Of
wooden doors, as they viii be precisely
the same in appearance, and will open and
shut with equal facility. They are eepec-
tally adapted for dwelling houses, offices
and public buildings, and indeed forevery
purpose for which wooden doors are now
used; their great merit being their extrs
security, lightness and durability, in adj
dition to which they can be made per-
fectly fire proof, and are not liable to
shrink as is the case with wood.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-12-28
Liability Of Common Carriers.

BY the burning of the Freight depot of
the Michigan Central Railroad company at
Detroit in October last, Chicago merchants
lost merchandise to the value Of over
100000 These goods atthe time of their
destruction, were under the care of the
Merchants Despatch Company, represent
ed in this city by J. G. Fargo who now
declines to pay the alleged loss by the fire
in question, unless the Michigan Central
road viii pay the same to the. Merchants
Despatch. This, it is understood the
Ra lroad company will not do, especially
as disappears that the confagration was
caused by a direct violation Of the rules
OF the railroad company on the part of the
Despatch company. At meetings of The
merchants held on Tuesday and Wednes-
day, resolutions of indignation, oensuring
the Despatch company were passed, and
the preliminary steps taken towards COM
peiling settlement by Law.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-12-28
wrnn1noa.-paner ueddinna. eelehra,el

WEDDINGS Paper weddings, celebrated
when the couple has been married two years n
among the latest improvements In Massachusetts
The sugar wedding-thirty days after wsdding-
is the newest thing
Tho Round TabJe man. who evidently Is not
married. or has made failure Of hia tin wedding,
calls tD wooden and glass weddings, benefit nlghts
for married beggars.
EUcHRrsTIc. vote was being taken
ofher Gay. Mr.. ----, grave and reverend senator,
had not been attending to his :" biz" and didn't
know what tho question His name was called
by the secretary Ho looked puzzled for moment,
and then rapping the desk with bis knuckles. after
the manner Of card-paysrs, said ~ pess'" An
audible litter through the hall, and tho -presi-
dent of the senate !" took II mp"
THE WARD FAMnY.-Artemas says, "as
for tho Wards, they air known all tho world over,
aud ever, big city in the blessed rnon has all IT'S
little civieions called after them In New York ard
Dmton there IL the fust Ward and ii second s. ard
and London and egery.hore we arc hOnored with
the Same renefnbrances guess that's sum honor.
And even down souti its more than probable,
they've eorne Wards In heir small Villages; and
the peuitsDtiaries air named In the same way"
sAasrsa DAD.--A gentlemanly school
teacher once thought Il advisable give les
son. IN peltene-s Among other things he told the
boys that in addressing gentleman they should
always cay Sir" aud gave them exauplss, and
N 4de quite lessor of IT, One bos was particularly
deghted and tolr occasion 10 speak To his teacher
Often 10 show he 7rohted by his teachings. When
he went home 10 di3per his father said:
tom, have some meatl"
Yes, sir / thank yon."
The next thing the child kn1 his fathers hand
came wfack his ear, aud hs fathe.s voice thun-
dered forth, { III tseeh you Ia zass your did 1"
Tom gave up bsing p1dIs.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-12-28

DELAYs.--An English railway lawsuit
Of some interest occurred lately. A pas
senger by the London and Northwestern
railway, took ticket from Manchester to
Levenshulme, md after sitting in the
train twenty minutes beyond the time for,
starting, he engaged a cab, and sued tho
company for three shillings, the amount
Of the cab fare. The company, however.
proved that they only engaged not to start
before the specified time. The Judge gave
IL verdict for the defendant.
To put an eud to the continual delays
on railroads, the Council Of State In
Switzerland has just resolved to impose
the following fines: A delay Of from
quarter to half on hour, fifty francs from
half an hour to an hour, one hundred
francs from an hour to an hour and
half, three hundred francs; more than an
hour and holt, five hundred francs
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-12-28

Tie President, II Tia message 70 the ese
tate ou ths 10th, IL repiy to request for
information, states thar "the rebellion has
been suppressed; HAT the people Of the
rebel States are yielding obedience TO the
laws and government OF the United States
with more willingness and greater prompt
tude than, under the circumstances, could
reasonably have been anticipated" and
that he is :" induced TO cherish the belief
that representation, connected with pro-
perly adjusted system of taxation, viii result
il harmonious restoration of the relations
Of the States TO the National Union Gen.
Grant, in a report Of his recent visit to- the
South (which document accompanied the
message), says he ,is sssatisfed that the
mass Of thinking men Of the South accept
the present sitnation Of affairs in good
faith. I" Re states that the only military
force required in the rebel States is in the
interior, where there are many freedmen,
and at the forts upon the sea-coast; which
forces should be composed entirely CT white
troops. The General regards the Freed
mems Bureau, in some form, IS an absolute
necessity at present, but expresses the
opinion that, in some Of the States, its
affairs have not been conducted with judg-
ment or economy. He attributes to its
agents the widely-spread belief among the
freedmen thot their late masters lands are
to be divided among them; and recommends
AZ III ononro o,r 1,,tx, with fronpu in tho
Southern States be regarded as agents of
the Freedmen's Bureau. 900 So
The President. it is rumored, intends i'm
mediately to withdraw all the Provisional
Governors in the South, thus handing the
States over to the executives chosen at the
recent ELECTIONS This he has just done in
the case of Georgia.
The American Freedmen's Aid Commits
sion and the American Union Commission
have been united, and Bishop Simpson is
President Of the new organization.
The notorious guerilla leader, Matt. Lux
ton, under sentence Of death, escaped from
the Memphis military prison on the 14th.
An explosion Of ammunition occurred at
the Arsenal in Washington on the 18th, re
sulting in killing seven persons, and severe
y injuling several others.
Charleston will soon be in process of re-
building One individual alone will erect
200 houses on the burnt district by the 1st
Of July next.
The Fenian trials in England are still in
session. oLeary, Fenian, has been SEN
fenced to twenty years penal servitude, and
Michael Moore, pike maker, to sen years.
A passenger train upon the Illinois Cen
tfal road, ran off the track near EfFingham on
the 18th, killing the engineer and fireman,
and severely injuring lady
Negotiations are pending between Mexico
and Austria for the speedy enrolment Of
10000 Austrian troops for service in the
former country.
The cattle plague in England Is on the
increase.
The California Legislature have elected
Cornelius Cole to succeed SicDcugall in the
q. s. Senate
The motto SIN God we trust" upon the
two cent piece, is to be placed upon all the
United States coin.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-12-28
TEse Constitutional Amendment.

PROCLAMATION.
WrIIA& II. SEWARD, Secretary OF State Of the United
| States,
| 70 ali to Whom FbeBs Presents May Come, Greet
| ing:
Know YE, that, whereas, the Congress Of
the United States, on the lst Of February
last, passed resolution. which is in the
words following, namely: h
"a resolution submitting to the Legislatures Of the
several setesa proposition to amend the Constitution
| Of tho United States:
"Reso1ved, By the senasoand House Of Representa-
tlves of the United States In Congress assembled two
thirds of both houses conenrrpg that the following
articles be proposed TO the Legislatures of the several
States amendment to the constitution of the
United States which, when ratified by three-fourtbs
of said legislatures shall DO valid to all intenss and
purposes as a part Of said Constitution, naucsiy:
sAA@ 1874 "AETIcla XIII. ~
'5ECToN Neither SLAVERY i''rosaatary SCRIPTURE,
ezoept apanisasn cTtne aoheyec TIE party ssaA
haus bsss duly convicted shall eist soithia The tbs Ufs!
ted States any place subject to INSTRUMENTATION.
SECTION 2. Congress shall haze power TO eorcs tHis
article byapproryfa te legislatioa." fEA
And whereas it appears from official doc
uments on file in this Department, that the
Amendment to the constitution of the United
States proposed as aforesaid, has been rati-
fed by the Legislatures of the States of Hi
noia, Rhode Island, Michigan, Maryland,
New York, West Virginia, Maine, Kansas,
Massachusetts,, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio,
Missouri, Nevada, Indiana, Louisiana, Min
nesota, Wisconsin, Vermont, Tennessee, Ar
kansas, Connecticut, North Carolina, Ala
bama South Carolina and Georgia, in all,
tweoty-seven states;
AND WHEREAS, the whole number Of the
States in the United States is thirty-six:
AND WHEREAS, the before specially nam
ed States whose Legislatures have ratified
the said proposed amendment, cons itute
three-fourths of the whole number of states
in the United States;
Now therefore, be it known that |, Will
lam H. Seward, Secretary Of State of the
United States, by virtue and in pursuance of
the second section of the act of Congress
approved April, Goth 1918, entitled "an act
to provide for the publication of the laws of
the United States, and for other purposes,
do hereby certify that theamendment afore-
said has become ual;d to all intents and purpos
ss as part Of the Constitution Of the United
States.
in testimony whereof l have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal Of the De-
partment of state to be affixed. Done at
the City of Washington, this 18th day of
December in the year Of our Lord, 1865.
and of the Independence of the United
States of America, the 90th.
VIM IT, SEWARD,
Sec'y of State.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-12-28

tile MOST extensive brewery in the
world Is at Dublin, Ireland. It employs 800
men, through whose hands 5CC ,o)0 barrels
OF water, either III the crude .orn or manu-
featured state, pass daily. Thirty tons Of
coal and l,500 cwt. of grain are consumed
per day. 1t turns out about Ii, 900 hogsheads
of beer per day. Each workman is allowed
quart per day, and they consume sixty
five gallons daily. The brewery was started
in 1870, and has amassed psincely fortunes
for it owners
"A lady in New Bedford Massachusetts,
recently gave birth to child, weighing 15s
pounds.
I'm Paris the fashion of three cornered
hats for ladies, is reyisng.
"A minister in Belgium has been dis
charged for being drunk in his pulp pill.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-12-28

Sir Walter Scott perpetrates curious
blunder in one of his novels, by making
certain of his characters behold sunset
over the waters Of seaport on the eastern
coast of Scotland.
The owners Of the Congress and Empire
sulphur, springs, Saratoga, have contracted
for all tizSAaMRter they car bottle IN the next
Ten year be business amounting In taat
time TO millions of dollars.
-Thad. Stevens IS row in his seventy
third year. He vas born in Caledonia Co.,
Vermont in April 1888; graduated al Dart
mouth in 1914; went 80 Pennsylvania as
a lawyer; was in the State Legislature i've
years; Canal Commissioner il 1885, IN Cen
gress from 1S49 to 1853, and again IN the
House in 1859, and has been there ever
since.
Oysters in England are seven times
deareE than:thsy were TWO or thfes years
age
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-12-28

LOOK OUT FOE YouR VALIsEs. "A new
enterprise has been started by tho pro-
fessi0nai thieves who ''work' the railroad
cars. When the train arrives at stop
ping place, these fellows are on the watch
for valises or carpet-bags lying on the
seats or hanging on the looks, but not
under the eye of the owners. When the
cars stop, they seize them hastily as if
they had arrived at their destination, and
jump off the cars. 1t is evidently new
d lodge Of the thieves, and will be heard of
all over the country until exposed by the
newspapers. Look out for them
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-12-28

1t has been decided by the New York
courts, that when d person attempts TO
cross railway track he must look both
ways to avoid danger. II he does not,
and is hurt, he can recover no damages
unless it is clear tlat the car could have
beer stopped after the danger was appar-
ent 20 The engineer or driver.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-12-28

two contractors on the ST. Paul and
Pacific railroad, which is now being con-
structed in Minnesota, have absoonded
with $1,000 Of the eompany's money, In
trusted to them for the payment Of lie lis
borers.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-12-28
A WINTER SERE MADE.
@y A LOVER WITH COLD IN BIS HEAD)

@Y LOVER WITH COLD IN BIS READ.)
Oh ask be dot to blow by dese,
BY charbidg one, my OVID;
Ton bay dot know de bald / feel,
1t dercr cad be dode.
Oh blight we fly to other scedes,
Or dwell i'd yonder star.
Oh ! thed by lovely baid, ID bliss,
I'd strike by light catarrh
The wind that blows across the boor,
Had IL dose to blow,
With such cold IA ! have got,
All would il blow 1t? Doe !
But see, the rays of clubbing david
Arc gieabing od tho dew
/ hear the berry bugle hord.
By baden fsir-at-ckteU.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-12-28

The railroad TO Knoxville Is now
open, and in running order, and freight
is now being received at the depot Of the
Nashville Railroad for points along the
line.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-12-28

"A company was organized on the 18th
to build a railroad between New York
and Os Sego over the middle route, the
capital being fixed at $1O,O0O,O0O.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-12-28

WINTnY.--Cold weather is coming and it
is well to be prepared The following posm
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-12-28
~


We understand that many Of the people
Of Warren and other towns in the east part
of this county, are using corn as fuel. We
hada conversation yesterday with an in
telligent gentleman who had been burning
it, and who considers it much cheaper than
wood. He says that corn in the ear gives
considerably more heat than the same bulk
of wood. Ears of corn can be bought for
ten cents per bushel by measure, AMI seven
enty bushels worth seven dollars, will meas
ure a cord A cord Of wood including saw
ing, costs $3.50, which is $3.50 more than
q cord Of cord costs, besides the fact that
corn produces more heat than wood. If
these statements are true, land there is no
reasont TO doubt them there is no fuel more
cheap as corn. The crop Of corn this year
far beyond the demand, and if it is cheaper
than any other article for fuel, we can see
no objection using it as such.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-12-28

sUoGEsTIoNs.-f your hands are tender
and you would save them from friction Of
the axe helve, or other tool in use, apply
come hard tallow, rubbing il on the helve
and your hands will slide without clustering.
Try it......If your leather rnittens become
hard and stiff, Gil or grease them. II is also
q good plan to grease them when engaged in
outdoor labor during wet, snowy or rainy
weather. 1t does buckskin as much good 10
grease or oil it o. any leather. You can
wash on: grease with soap and warm water
whenever you please
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-12-28

owners, and to state under what pretence
of authority such restoration was made
The death of Representative Kellogg Of New
York was announced, and the usual tokens
of respect we're paid.
In the Senate, on the { lst, the President
was requested TO report why JEFF. Davis was
not brought to trial. The following gentle
men were announced as the Senatorial por-
ton of the Committee On Reconstruction
Messrs. Fessenden, Grimes, Harris, How
ard, Johnson, and Williams. A resolution
was offered calling for a list of persons
indebted TO the United States. Mr.. Wilson
introduced bill to maintain and enforce
the freedom of the inhabitants of the United
States. Mr.. Stewart replied to Mr.. Sum
ner's speech on the Goth, and argued that the
Southern States have not been reduced to
territorial condition. Mr.. Wilson also spoke
on the reconstruction question, replying TO
the remarks of Mr., Salisbury on the pre-
cedingday.
In the House, on the 21st, resolutions
were offered, declaring that our Government
ought never TO recognize any Governments
upon this continent established BY European
arms; indorsing the Presidents annual
message: and directing inquiry as to the
expediency of admitting a delegate into
Congress TO represent the District Of Column
bia. The latter was adopted. The Presi-
dents annual message was taken up in Com
mittee of the Whole, and speeches were
made by Messrs, Raymond of New York and
Finck of Ohio, controverting the positions
taken By Mr. Stevens of Pennsylvania, and
denying that the rebel Sttaes were ever out
Of the Unioa. Inquiry was instructed into
the expediency of establishing national
system of tslegraphing. A, solution VS.
adopted accepting the French invitation to
10 the United State. 70 be represented In the
Paris Exposition. ~