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CAUTION.

"HERkAs my vii. Mary Br.iraye.1ah has left my
w bed and toar1 without Just cafse I-Oso~ton this
to forbid all persons hArboring trusting her my
sncount shall yay debts Of her contracting after
this date. FRANK BEUBGGENAS.
Ottawa April IL, Iso5-sx-.
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Estrny Notice.
CAUTION.

A.. ready for House Clcans
Ing and Renovation:
~ N Co To ORTON'S where ysu will md large
.tocs and variety of qualities and patterns o.
PAPER and CURTAINS bought last TALL before sns las
sdvnucs on that kind Of goods
ottawa March Is, 1853.
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be appropriately considered as the close Of
the first period. He had risen from obscure
~ entirely through his Inherent energy and
perseverance, until Re became the leading
MUD Of his party of great State. The rise
Is almost unprecedent d but, despite its
wonderful character it was not vet term ina
ted. There was a second period, and third,
both Of which, but m'oe especially the last,
are almost os astonishing as, or more than,
the first.
From the time that his position as State
politician was established nntil 1916 he was
continually before the people. He ran seye-
raj times as Presidential Elector, and in
1854 he canvsssed the entire State of Illinois
and part Of Indiana for Henry CLAW. In
1916 he was elected to Congress, and took
his seatin lS47. His coarse in Congress was
entirely consistent with his record as an anti.
slavery man, he sustaining all the various
attempts kavin, for their object the abolish.
ment of slavery in the District of Columbia
the suppression of the slave trade, and the
-orious resolutions prohibiting slavery in Oul
territorial acquisitions from Mexico. He
voted for the Wilmot Proviso, and submitted
- Congress plan for compensated emanci
patton, to become operative when emancipa
ton should be desired BY q majority of voter
- any district.
IN lS4s, as member ofthe Wing Nation
al,Convention, be supported the nomination
Of Gen. Taylor. and The next year was q can
f';date for the United States Senate, but wa.
nsfested by Gen. Shrlis. After ais he ap
pile Iimself to the profession Of law, unit
lo5;, when be again entered into politics and
cauvassed the field for Judge Trumbull agains
Gen. Shields for TIE Uuited States Senate
In 1856 Mr.. Lincoln was strongly bu: intel
leci1;lly urged as Vice President at the CO.
venti0n which nominated Fremont. Two
years later be was nominated for the United
States Senate against Judge Douglas, ant
together these two canvussed the entire state
IL Que Of the most notsd campaigns knawn r
.ae Eorth-we {, as IL well knew Mr.. Lincol.
-y' defeated By Mr.. Dough-. BIZ, tzo oesr
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BILE to any negotiations or discussions what
ever, concerning peace President Line oln,
on the other hand, informed them at every
point that such recognition was utterly and
totally out of the question, that the United
Ssases could stop the war AMI arrest even
temporarily the movement pitts armies on.
" on the condition precedent that the Az.
thority Of the national government should
be recognized and obeyed over the whole
territory of the Uaited States-this point
conceded, he assured them tia. upon every
other ma tet of differences they would be
treated with the utmost liberality, but with
out that recognition, the war must and
should go on. &tNJEG TGDE
All this conversation, which occurred be
tween the respective parties, came back to
and turned'upon the radical and irreconcil.
able difference. Neither sias could be
swerved a hairs breadth from its position,
and therefore the attempt at negotiations
ekas an utter failure. = s.'S~ ~ 'IN4
Upon separating, itwa distinctly uuder.
stood and explicitly stated that, the attitude
Of each Government was to be precisely the
same as it would have been if this interview
had not taken place. The Cabinet received
these explanations as complete and satisfac-
Ftory,. andthe feeling. was Unanimous aud
earnest that the country must now arouse
itself to make fresh sacrifices in defense OF
the integrity ofthe Union. and the preser
vation of the Government. 9'"
As You know the source Of this disp atch,
Eneed not assure you, that tits perfectly re
lisble. '.'1' ~
It is understood that Mr.. Fessenden's re
tlrement from. the Treasury Department
will takaphce within a few davs. and it is
confidently predicted, and 7 ,belive truly
that his successor will be from. the city of N.
York. In the present condition, of the q.
nances. and with the certainty that the
war is now to be carried on with renewed
vigor and, energy on both sides, this be.
comes question of very great Importance
3 WASHINGTON, Feb. Cit is repol ted and
believed that since the Presidents return
ne has related tn the Cabinet the par.ica.
lars oftbe conference with the rehefcom.
missioners, and they all endorse his course.
No officid action; has. however, been, ia.
KEN.
To,day's Caroniese says that Stephens,
Hunter ADD Campbell have before this laid
their case before the Southern people, and
their people have heard or must soon hear
thai their leaders would consent to nothing
but the recognition Of the rebellion. We
are Of course unable and unautho lied to
say how much Mr.. Lincoln was willing to
concede. The only condition to honorable
peace seems to have been declined by the
rebel commissioners, that condition being
tho restoration Of the Federal Union aud
obedience to alb the laws Of Congress
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Or INTEREST," 70 WAsHrNGT0N-We pub
fished last week an article from the State
Register speaking Of the Diet rmination Of
the North Missouri Railroad Company to
build their road to the Iowa State line dur
ing the coming summer. This enterprise
may be of more Importance to this section CT
country than would at first appear. Ottum-
wa will probably be the nearest point in
this State for that road to make connections
With our Iowa roads, Thence, if the pro-
g.amme is to reach st. Paul, the most prac-
ticable and cheapest rout, will likely be via
Washington to Muscatine or Iowa City,
thence to connec. with the roads projected
southwark from Dubuque. There would be
less road to build to make the line continue
GUS than by any other route. When the
proper time arrives for making this project
available, the citizens of Washington, and
other points interested. should be ready to
take advantage Of the opportunity, and Sc.
cure the advantage Of being on the great
route frou ST. Paul to New Orleans. - Wash
ington Press. 4s5e .af @a' t
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in; one aye one no The roll is called
over by the Reading Clerk, butthe count
has already been declared ins whispers
through the Heuse--5z ayes Ii no%. It
iano, tableds = E ~ "a
$50 p. m.-Queston is taken now on the
motion I'd reconsider the vote, oflast session
by which Che proposed amendmsnt wastsst
for want oftwo-tb'rds. The House vote to
reconsider, Ayes lT2, Nays 81
Now commence efforts to stave OF the
final vote. Robert Ma llpry (Dem. of KY,
with amenace as to What course he'shou:d
decide to pursue, appeals to Mr.. Ashley to
let the vote go over till tomorrow. Other
Democrats clamor for. this delay. .eaousinsi
Mr.. Ashley refuses aads stands firm, this
being the accepted time and the day of sal.
vatiou. iia sa a@.4-.sssfH ~. ~ SO
The final vote begins. Down the roll we
go to Jsmes E English (Dem.) Of Conn,
who votes Aye Aburst Of applause greets
this unexpected result, apds the interest be-
comes thrilling. The Speakers hammer
falls heavily, andsrestores silence. q. = .'77
Cterk-'John Ganson.' aye Applause
depressed again by the Speaker. Angry
calls among the Democrats and great irrita
ton of feeling. q o3aW 7'ta ..a7'Ea b'i
Clerk-"We1s A. Hutchins' Aye a
stir Of establishment in the reporters gallery
William Bradford Aye A move
ment of satisfaction Ill over the House.
. John B Steele AYE Wbnaer and
pleasure are manifested. lf63 - 9t'
"Dwight TownsendP' "No." "Ah, If
Harry Stebbins had been well enough to stay
thatvote had not been given,'' said Sena.
tor.
Clerk-"Schuyler .Colfax" "Aye.m
The voting is done. Swift pencils run.up
the division lists. Zone hundred and nine
teen to fifty.s ixr' Hurrah Seoea more
than two-thirdst
|. The Clerk whispers the result to the
Speaker. The Speaker announces to the
House what the audier ce quickly i,terpret-
ed to be THE MIGHTY FACT THAT THE Thirty,
eigth AMERICAN CoNGREss HAD ABOLISHED
AMERICAN SLAVERY. ,r,.,
The tumult of joy that broke out was vast
laundering and uncomfortable. Represent
atlves and Auditors on the floor. soldiers
and spectators in the gallery, Senators and
Supreme Court Judges, women and pages,
gave way to the excitement Of the most au.
gust and important event in American Leg
islation and American History since the De-
clarstion Of Independence.
God Bless the XXXvIITth Congress
The work done in securing the passage of
this bill has been Immense. 1t has taken
the labor Of an enti, e month, night and day,
to secure the majority which today so de
lighted the friends Of freedom and of human
ny, and SO astoanded the allies Of Slavery
70 two Republicans in particular Dies the
nation owe a debt Of gratitude to James NJ
Ashley of Toledo, Ohio. and Augustus
Frank Of Warsaw, New York. They held
the laboring oars.
The Democrats were sure Of defeating the
measure by large majority up to this noon;
indeed, they Felt sure Of il mp to the final
voting. The Republicans were not sure Of
success til hast night y ~ ~. .'..l,'H
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Iowa State Items.

The Chicago papers. from which we now
get the earliest news from our State capital,
inform us that Gov. Stone has issued q call
for an extra session, ofsthe Legislature Of
this State. TO- act upon, the stithtional
Amendment lately adopted by Congress-
We have seen no such call, nor beard Of
any through any other channel; and we do
not believe it. 1t seems to us entirely un.
necessary to saddle the State with $50, 900
expense Of an extra session. simply to do
what every BODY knows is as certain to be
done at the regular session next winter as
the sun is to rise and set at that time. Possi.
bly, the Hotel and Boasding house keepers
at Oes MONIES may favor. an extrs.session.
and it may be some members might
rot object to spending. few weeks at the
Capital, providing they have nothing claim
ing their attention at home. We don't believe
there are many such, however. As to any
changs otsent,mentor the part of the .neas
General Assembly in relation to this amend
ment, it is as near an impessibility as any
thing can be- Not a dozen members could
he eectedin.the whole State, in opposition
to that great measure, which will reuore the
cause of all our sorrows, and dedicate the
Republic to Freedom forever. 80
GAME LAw.-It is unlawfu, to- kill any
deer, fawn or elk between the first day Of
January and the first day Of September =
1t is unlawful to, kill any quail, turkey,
grouse, or prairie chicken between the first
day Of February and the first day of,Aug-
ust, except upon, ones own premises.
BURLINGroN ELEcrloN. The Charter cleo
tion in Burlington took place on Monday
Thomas French was re elected Mayor, beat
ing n. w. Starr some $50 votes. Heder
beat Gulicl, and W;lkin was re elected
Marshall by about the same majar:tv:, Allen,
Krechbaurm Teedrick, Dickev. Harris, and
McCosh were. elected aldermen.
The Hawk Eye reports the river crossing
at Burlington continues, in good condition
for teams. .a f.fH 1-a. y:f n,sri ~.
Michael Judge. of Dallas township, Tay.
Tor county, was shot and almost Instantly
killed by James McLinsey, on Saturday
week. McLinSev IS returned soldier, who
left $500 with Judge when he left for the
army. A quarrel resulted about this money
and caused the tragedy. We CLEAN from
he Bedford Express. ia6 10 saiaes 3
According to the Sigourney News,some
chap near that place had an his teeth pulled
out to escape the draft. The Ne,os thinks
since there is to be no dr. IT in Iowa that he
has ovcrdone the thing. ta'o.' q" 2 's''
The hourishing city Of Mount Pleasant
boasts of seven large and well supported
churches, besides the, college charge"
Additions to this number will he made The
ensuing, season.
The destruction Of J. W. Harvey's resi-.
dence by fire IN Mt. Pleasant is mentioned
by the Journal. " 80 1900.
The Fairfield people, we observe by the
Ledger, are moving in the matter Of $780,
900 school house. - -.
The Dubuque Times says petroleum has
been discovered near that city.
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T IST OF LETTERS Remaining

Aunclaime8 in the Post Office at Ottumwa, Iowa
on the sth day of February, 1865.
ITO obtain any Of these letters. the applicant
must call for ERTissD LETTERS give the date Of
this list, and pay one cent for advertising. F'.Er
''If not ca led for within month, they WILDE
sent to the Dead Letter ofice.
"Eetters not advertised until they have re-
manned In the Office week . ssfga D b a 11'ae
''Place the postage stamp the upper right ha nd
cor ner, and leave space between the stamp and di-
rection for post-marking without interfering with
the writing. .is4g tt'e .5s+t s'y scdct .aH
an. B.-A REQUEST for the RETURN of letter to.
the writer, IL unclaimed within 80 days less writ.
and State, the left hand end Of the envelope
on the face side, will be complied with at the usual
prepaid rate OF postage, payable when the letter is
delivered to the writer."-Sec. 2S, Law of 1863"
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THE PEACE A FAILURE.

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-The Tsmss' spec:a
says: Mr.. Seward reached Fortress Monroe
in advance of Messrs. Stephens, Hunter and
Campbell. Upon the arrival of these gen
tlemen, they were at once invited to an in
terview and informed Mr.. Seward of their
desire to proceed to Washington for the
purpose ofdiscussing the question Of peace
with the President. Mr.. Seward informed
them that it was the Presidents wish that
the discussion should take place at Fortress
Monroe. and that he had, been sent to meet
them at that point upon that subject. The
Commissioners pressed with considerable
earnestness. for leave to visit Washington,
and finally alleged that their government
had consented to send them only in conse-
quence Of Mr.. Blair.s assurance that they
should have personal interview with Pres.
ident Lincoln. Mr.. Seward assured them
that this pledge should be fulfilled. and at
once telegraphed to the President that his
presence was necessary. I'D .g..rtrers
After Mr.. Lincoln's arrival, the confer
ence lasted four hours. and was perfectly
friendly and good tempered throughout,
On our side, the conversation was mainly
conducted by the President--on theirs, by
Mr.. Hunter, Mr.. Stephens occasionally TAX,
ing part. The rebel 3 commissioners said
nothing whatever. of their personal views
or wishes, but spoke solely and exclusively
for their government, and at the outset and
throughout the conference, declared their
entire lack of Authority to make, receive or
consider any proposition whatever locking
toward close of the war, except on the ba,
sis ola recognition of the Independence. of
the Confederate States, as preliminary
go,
The President presented the subj ect to
them in every conceivable form. suggesting
the most libs,al and .considerate modfi ca
tions of whatever, in the existing legislation
ard action Of the United States government,
might be regarded as specially hostile to the
rights and interests or w,unding, to the
pride Of the Southern people. but In no
single PARTICULAR, could he induce them to
'werve for moment. from their. demand
'or recognition.
They did not present this conspicuously,
: resting on their own coqyictions OF wish
y, but as the condition which their Gov
,rnment had made absolutely inispen,a
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A dispatch from Omaha says . large
Rpmber ofIndians have been moving around
Julesburg for several days, but the garrison
is too small to attack them. To-day they
attacked the fort. burned the telegraph Office
and Stage Company's warehouses contain
ing large amount of corn. hay and provis-
ions. The entire station consisting of sew.
eral buildings end large amount of tele.
graph supplies was also destroyed. An en-
tire train was captured west of Ft. Laram lie
within . week. The Cheyenn es had one
man killed. The telegraph being down the
result of the attack on the fort at Julesbusg
is not known. 80 ~ -. 49,,
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The Legislature of Illinois have repealed
che Black laws which for 80 many years
have disgracei the Statutes of that State.
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CAuTloN.-The following communication
which we clip from the Burlington Hawk.
Eye, may have its uses to our readers:
DENMARK. Jan. &c, 1865.
Mr.. DUNBAR Dear Sir THE lamenta.
bic death of my niece at Lacon. ILL.,, on the
9Th instant, impels me to give word of
caution to the public. Early in the morn
ing she was reading with lamp In her hand.
AS it grew light, she blew it out from the
top. 1t exploded, setting her clothes on fire,
and shivering the lamp into fragments,
many of them cutting her face. She died
the same evening. sH 1870 ica8 ~
First-The oil in the lamp was low, leav-
ing more room for gas. u3ug9ah s6t na8F
Second-The gas is very infamable, and
will always explode when ignited. 10 d
Third--In blowing the blaze down, it ig-
nited the gas, and caused the sad catastro-
phe. r p sc I .- "a rcas G
The inference is, lamp should never be
blown out from the top. The wick may not
perfectly fiji the tube, and the flame may go
down when the gas comes up. t-5gaei gr'
rFourth--The less oil in the lamp the
greater the DANGER. aig'garl ta atcsra.
have been in the habit of extinguishing
my lamp by blowing into the chimney from
the top, design to do so no more, and
wish to warn everybody Of the danger.
Yours truly, ASA TURNER.
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Mr.. loot, coming home late one nigh,
from meeting, was met at the door by his
wife. !" Pretty time Of night Mr. Toot for
you to come home, pretty time, three O'Clock
in the morning you, the father Of family ~
/" 'T.sn't three-it's only one heard it
strike; committee always sit till one o'clock :"
"Mr, Too, you're drunk. It's three in the
morning" "F say. Mrs. loot, it's one. q r
heard il strike one As oo,ne round the cor
ner, two or three times ~ 1t u fG
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"sfiss not the occasion by thu fore lock bake y
That snbtle Power, the never-haltng time.
Lest mere moment. putting or sho uld make
Mischance al most as heavy as a esine - q. t
Recollect that DR.. D. H. Seelye's Liquid
Catarrh Remedy will cure Catarrh. thus ar
resting disea 0. which II allowed IFS course
will result in Consumption, gerss ~ n nj
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+. r. CHAETRY, W
MERCHANT TAILOR,

slaaao Late with e. w. Betts.
Has opansd shop over ]. 8. walkers store on
Front Street, opposite tie Ottumwa House. where
he will be glad to see his friends and the public In
general, and Is corfident of giving co mpfese salts
faction. - a. fan & 1a6S A9.1 49,
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