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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25

FROM EUROPE The steamer China brings
European dates to the 18th instant The
pirate Shenandoah has been turned over t.
the American consul at Liverpool, and a
crew has been placed on board to take her
to New York. The rebel officers and crew
were Internationally discharged bv the Brit
ish authorities. Further correspondence has
taken place between Minister Adams and
Earl Russell on the Alabama claims. The
latter attempts to Show that the English
Government took steps to prevent and pun,
ish breaches of neutrality. Earl Russell
made speech at the lord mayors banquet,
il which he thanked God that the American
war was over. and trusted that the United
States, freed from the sin of slavery, would
20 on and prosper for ages 10 come. 1t is
reported that Miner Gibson has been offered
the first lordship of the admiralty, ard that
the Duke of Somerset will take the secretary
ship of war. The commission for the trial
of the Fenians will commence at Dublin on
the 9th instant. The cholera mas entirely
disappeared from Marseilles. Tom Savers,
the noted pusilist, is dead
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25

BUSINESS ~ New YoRK.-The headlong
rush of business in New York. n month ago.
has received a wholesome check from the
uncertainties that envelope the currency,
and prices of goods are tending downward
The World OF Monday says:
Prudent business men are doing as little
as possible, because they know not what Mr.
Mc-ullach may do. Thus the legitimate
trading and enterprise of the country are
paralyzed by the unsettled policy OF The
treasury department, and the speculative
spirit is iosleied thereby. If Mr.. McCuIioch
really intends To contract the currency, ali
sane men will sell every description Of prop
eriy they can, in order to hold greenbacks,
because greenbacls will then certainly prove
10 be the safest and most profitable invest
ment The people want specie standard
for currency with it's reduced cost for living,
and they want it at the earliest possible date
but they want it no, By the T'ib,tle's swim
ding process OF contraction, but in the same
way as Caiitornis has always enjoyed it.
namely, by ignoring the legatender act
The unsc;tling Of mercantile confidence, from
the uncertainties in regard to the policy Of
The treasury department, tends to the ecu
mutation of funds in New York seeking em-
ployrnent in temporary loans"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25
Encouraging Account from the
Southwest.

General Divid Stuart is stopping at the
Trcmc It House, having arrived This morning
from New Orleans. He informs us that bus.
mess IN New Orleans is very b-isk, there
beng $4,000 more people there than ever
b efore, and that 1t IS almost impossible to
rent house, Office or tenement at any prica.
The trade of the city was never SO brisk a. AT
present, and the same may be said of
Natchez, Vicks5urg and other towns on the
lower Mississippi
An immense anoInt of cotton is coming
forward, and it is estimsied that Mobile
alone will ship 100000 bales from the old
crop. Meanwhile active preparations are on
loot to pu: in an enormous breadth of land
with cotton the coming season. The negroes
are docile and lazy, but are realizing their
situation since the addresses of General
howard, OF the Freedmen's Bureau. who
informed them that they must 90 10 work
and not become q burden to the Cavern
ment.
General Stuart says the people of the
Southwest are cheerfully submitting them
selves to the new order of things, settling
down to the conviction that sit is all for the
best" A vast influx Of new population is
setting in all over theecotton States. and it is
the prevailing impression that the South will
awake to new life under the immense de,
n1and that exists for her great staples.
1t is worthy of remark that Gen. Stuart,
who has had very favorable opportunities of
observation and judgment during . several
months sojourn in that region, gives far
wore encouraging account of affairs in the
Southwest than those published by rewspa-
per correspondents = Chicago Journal, 23d.
The reason for it is, that Gen. S. tells hon.
estly wha, he saw and knows, while the mass
OF newspaper correspondents are liz the pay
of the radical press, and hired to write up
case against the Presidents plan for speedy
restoration of the Union.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25

ST. LoUIs REPU BLICAx.-This model news
paper, which during the earlier stages ofthe
war, on accounted the depression of business
in ST. Louis, military occupancy, &c, found
it necessary to reduce its dimensions. we are
happy to note, has again found it necessary
10 enlarge to its old blanket dimensions.
Tie Republican i, to or fancy, the best
paper west of the mountains. 1t is ably
edited, and, while conservative, moderate and
dignified in tone, always inculcates sound
political doctrines
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25

The very loyal legislature of Tennessee
before lis recent adjournment, passe1 reso
luton, declaring JEFF. Davis, ]. ". Mason
X. VI. T. Hunter, Howell Cobb. Judah p
Benjamin, John SliIell, eober, T. Lee, John
c. Breckenridge, ana LINES Ru-tu.1o 10 he
infamous traitors, and DO, ct objects oi
national c!emency.
We have no particular love for Jane:
Buchanan, but, IN view Of he disclosure
made by Nr. Montgomery Blair in reference
to the moving spirit, of Mr.. Buchanan
administration, it is pslpahly gross injustice
TO lncludc him in the above lis, and leave
out the names Of E. N. Stanton and VIM
II. Seward.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25
Circuit Court.

The past week of the Circuit Court mas
beeu .pent principally upon criminal busi-
ness. =,
In the case of the People rs. Thomas Me-
Gill-indictment for assault and battery
mentioned as on trial in our last-the jury
found McGill guilty, and he was fined 500
and costs.
The next trial was that of the People rs.
John Lyons, John Williams, Michael White:
and John Fribbs These gentlemen" were
arrested month or two ago at La Sale,
and lodged in jail at Ottawa, on charge OF
robbine q soldier. Said soldier had arrived
on the train from Davenport, and wishing to
90 north, went to the Illinois Central Depot,
but got there too late for the train. He then
fell In with Lyons and Williams, who induced
him to 90 to a whisky shop: wirge they met
White and Fribbs. The part insisted the
soldier should treat, which he did; and then
one of them called the party up for second
treat, which the soldier was also compelled
to pay fer. He then left, going towards the
depot being night-the party following
him. They had not gone far, when the party
fell or the soldier, knocked him down, and
robbed him of Sl75. The soldier, after
being robbed, went to the depot and staid ali
night, but next morning came down town
aud had the parties arrested. Williams, a
few weeks ago, made his escape from Jail
but the other three were tried and found
guilty. Lyons was sent to the penitentiary
for four years, Fribbs for FIVE years, anC
White for eight years.
The People rs. James Cunningham, ala,
Jones. The Indictment was for stealing
buggy and span of horses from II. Liscomb
at Mendoza. The proof of guilt seemed
clear enough, but the brain of the jury seem
to have been somewhat muddy, for they pro
nounced the man mot guilty. He wa
Immediately thereupon arrested fo- stealth;
the harness, which had accidentally bee
omitted in the Indictment on which Cunning
ham atlas Jones was tried, and he was sen
back to jail.
People rs. Murty Moriarty, John Sullivan
Michael Lynch. This was an Indictment 70
riot. The persons named had gone from
Ottawa to La Sale one Sunday in a buggy
and coming home, took the tow path. Pass
ing = certain lock, the tender, Mr.. Smith
seized the horses (Which were going at
furious rate by the bride, intending to orde
the party off the tow path, driving upo
which is contrary tc law. Moriarty insiste
Smith should let the horses go, and com
menced beating him until Smith was abou
iusens!ble. Hence the indictment. Moriart
and Lynch were tried, Sullivan having &C
out of the way. The jury returned a verde
of guilty, but the party have not yet bee
sentenced.
The case on trial as we go to press is .
eiectment suit, between Joseph Stout an
Archibald Galloway.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25

his stated that Secretary McCulloch, in
his forthcoming report, will recommend the
reduction Of the currency; and that, as he
does not regard with favor a permanent
sinking fund for the liquidation of the
rational debt, he will urge that the revenues
be increase! to the largest possible amount,
and that the excess over expenditures be
continuously applied to the payment of the
Indebtedness. Government deposi;aries have
been instructed to redeem S2j ,000, 900 Of the
5 pr cents. due the lst proximo, and the
secretary declines to replace these notes BY
new legal-tender.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25

Horse Cars TO BE RUS BY COMPRESSED
AIR.-The Albany and West Troy Horse
Railroad Company are about to test a new
pfopeiilns power-compres sed air instead of
horses. The machine is now building for
the purpose OF testing the idea. The air i.
to be compressed at each end of the ronte
aid placed IN reservoirs-which look like
exaggerated soda fountains. The reservoirs
are to be cast iron, and able to resist a pres
sure of three hundred pounds to the sluare
inch. Every car is to be supplied with one
or more of these reservoirs at each end of
the route tin, com pressed air on each car
being sufficient to run a distance OF ten
miles. The4compressed air is to be applied
to cranks on the cars in manner similar TO
steam, and is to be so regulated with gov.
ernors, that a uniform rate of speed NAV be
maintained at all times. With compressed
air it is supposed th,t the cars may be run
al an expense not exceeding two dollars a
day each. The frat car driven by comnress.
ed air will be placed upon the road in about
four weeks.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25

Henry Warl Beeci1er has been almost as
foolish Lately in his panegyrics spon Lee and
his magnanimity- hum5ug. a. Horace Gree,
ley was when he went in tor making peace
al any price with the rebels. and for the in
terve1tion OF Louis Napoleon. Let Mr..
Beecher attend to his Pensioners in Brook
lyn. His present course tends only to weak
en- his reputation, and to shake the conf
dence of his friends and the pablic.- Chicago
RepWJtichH.
Excellen; advice to Mr.. Beecher, and will
apply just as well to from three to five thou
sand other clergynen in New England aud
elsewhere, who would be much better EN-.
ployed in attending to their parishiouer=,'
than in ''roving around making political
speeches
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25

President Johnson has gwen ralicalism
another shock By resembling the order Of
Gen. Thomas, shutting up the Episcopal
churches in Alabama because Bishop VIII
mer refuIed to ORDER the clergy to pray for
the President: Of the L. ) Bishop Wilmer
refused to give su h an order on principle
The Government had no ri sht to dictate 10
him or any of hi, clergy for whom or what
they should pray, and especially was it nos;
partial and unjust to single out the Episcopal
clergy and dictate to them mha, prayers they
should Offer, while it m, ie no similar re-
quirement of the clergy of any other demon
inaton. Bishop ". AMI nine ,enths Of his
clergy pray cheerfu,ly for the President and
all Others in authority" bat they deny the
right Of the President 20 compel them to do
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25
Odd Fellows, Dedication:

The Odd Fellows Of this city had been en- |
yagsl for some weeks past in liking up
Hall in the upper part of Reddick's Block,
and having got it completed appointed We'd
nesday evening last for its dedication. The
Hall is about IS by 40 feet in size, with
suitable ante rooms. 1t has high arched
ceiling: the wood work all beautifully hnish.
ed and grained; the floor carp"ted; ard the
furniture, consisting largely of implements
peculiar to the order, presents rich and
sometimes even a guady appearance 1t Is
said to be one of the handsomest and most
conveniently arranged Odd Fellows Halls i'll
the state.
The public were invited to witness the dedi-
cation ceremonies-so We attended. They
were rather pretty, in some parts quite SOL
emn and impressive, but we know so little Of
the nomen clatue of the order that we shall
make no attempt to describe them. DIR. }.
O. Harris, BY special dispensation, acted as
Grand Master; Dr. Mccain, Of Joliet, as
Grand Marshal; and Mr.. Beck, j. G. Stone,
I. H. Fredenburgh and Mr.. Butt as Heralds.
Each of the heralds was accompanied by
little girl us assistant, bearing flowers, water'
wheat, fire, &c. @
The dedication ceremonies were followed
| BY an Grafton by DR. J. W. ELLIS, of Chicago.
The speech was intended for promiscous
| audience, such as heard it, and was both able
and interesting. Of course it presented the
claims of Odd Fellowship to public regard
in favorable light, but not more SO than
can be done by legitimate argument drawn
from indisputable facts.
After the speech. which was heard by a.
many as could be packed into the Hall
(probably 500, of both sexes)-the party
adjourned to Mr.. WV. EsERT's Ice Crear
and Oyster Saloon, and pa-took Of granC
oyster supper, specially prepared for the &C
casion. 1t was the finest affair of the sor
we ever Witnessed in Ottawa. Probably ID
persons in all sat down to the supper. and i
is but honest trutht say they scarcely mad
an impression or the abundance of goO'
things provided. There were oysters stewed
! oysters fried, oysters scrabbled and oyster
raw linen there was III endless aDuilGanC
, all the usual Accomplishments of such a SUP
per and cake and ice cream, such as non
=, but Ebert can make, with coffee, tea, &c
, Mr.. Z. We imagine, made more reputation
than money by this supper; but We predic
! that in future, when any similar association
G desire to give a grand entertainment, the
:. will be very sure to have Ebert get it up.
All the proceedings at the Hail. as well a
. the grard supper, were participated IN b
n the members of the Odd Fellows lodge {
;. Joliet; the name of which we fail to recall
+ The lodge, some 35 strong, arrived by the car
at noon, accompanied by the Joliet Band
!. were met at the depot ~ the Ottawa Lodge
r escorted to the new Hall, and received in
n brief speech of welcome. They were theme
r. escorted to the Geiger House, and there sui,
j. ably entertained moon a. evening at the c,
/. pen.e of their Ottawa brethren. Their ban
a was really the only music present through a
r the entertainment, and acquitted itself adm
n rably.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25

PEoGnsss AT SENKcA.-Messrs NEWPORT
LANMEY are erecting large building for
a store on Main street, and half dozen
OF etier buildings have been commenced
within month and are in progress of com
pletioE. Real estate is active, and vacant
lots N request by persons intending to
build. The Dayton Wooden Factory, ever
apprecistive of the advantages of the situa.
ton, has established an agency for the sale
OF its fabrics at the store of USDEgHILL &
VAUGHEY.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25

Rev. d. Bacon has lately been in Rich.
mond. On his way back, he called upon
other things, that he found $50 white chil
dren attending the laboratory school al
Richmond, as poor and ignorant as the
blacks, and equally needing Aid from the
North. Whereupon the President quietly
Unmarked. Il am very glad to find that any
body knows that there are white folks at the
South ~ Nov, that the fac, is discovered, j
may be well TO recolect that the education
Of the mill ms Of ignorant poor whites il
the South i, just important as the educa
ton Of freed negroes.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25

Philadelphia merchant sent cargo of
goods to Constantinople. After the super.
cargo had seen the bales and boxes safely
landed, he inquired where they should be
stored.
Leave them here-it won't rain tonight"
was the reply.
"But dare lot leave them so exposed
some of the goods may be stolen," said the
supercargo.
The Mahommedan merchant laughed as
he replied:
Don't be alarmed, my friend, there ID not
. Christian within hundred miles Of u.s."
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25

The radical Republicans are extra ordinary
people. They have fought four years lby
proxy to keep the southern states from
going out of the Union, and now they are
fighting as hard as they can with their pens
aud tongues) to keep the same states from
coming back into the Union.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25

MARsEILLEs.-The pleasant weather of the
past month has been fortunate for the works
OF improvemcntin progress at Marseiles, in
this county. The stone work Of the new
bridge IS finished, and Mr.. Young has suc>
ceeded In SO protecting the work he had done
on the draw as to secure it against the dan
ger of being carried off in spring. The
superstructure of the bridge is all framed
and fitted, and will go up without delay.
There is no doubt the company will make
good its promise to have the bridge ready
for crossing by the first of January.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25

BRDGE AT SESECA.-The stone work cf
the bridge across the Illinois river at Seneca
Is completed, and the trestle work and filling
IN of the approaches will be completed this
week. The superstru- ture is understood to
be framed and complete at Chicago, and will,
commence arriving in few days. So there
seems no doubt but in a month the river can
be crossed at Seneca on the ne. bridge.-as
fine structure as any of the kind on the
whole length Of the river.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25

dispatch from Governor Marvin to the
President states that the Florida state con.
vention has adjourned. after having annuled
the ordinance of secession. abolished slavery,
repudiated the rebel debt, and allowed negro
testimony in cases wherein colorsd per,ons
are concerned.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25
The following extracts from the Louisville

The following extracts from the Louisville
Democrat, are decidedly good:
"A national debt is national blessing.
and, inasmuch as the rebels d,s rive nun.
lshment, not blessing, it is determined that
they shall have no wur debt to bless them
The bless ng is to be reserved altogether Tor
the loyal States"
"!nasmuch as a debt is blessing, can't
the loyal States take the debt of Kentucky
and pay IL? 1t is wrong to have such =
people,"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25

The hog cholera is prevailing quite extern
sively in Fulton and adjoining counties. in
this State, and the loss to the farmers from
its ravages as already very heavy. The
disease appears to be confined 10 that region,
as we hear nothing of it in other sections.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25

Internal Revenue, in his report to congress,
will recommend the abolition of a l revenue
stamps except those used for legal docu-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25

New RAILROAD.-The ST. Louis. Jackson
VILE and Chic go r. r. has been completed
from St. Louis to Jerseyville, and a regular
passenger train from q. Louis commenced
runHing on Wednesday last.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25

The Protestant Episcopal convention con
vened at Pit,sburg. Pa, on Thursday. Rev.
DR.. Derfoot, president of Trinity college,
Hartford, was elected bishop of the new
diocese OF western Pennsylvania.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25

General Carl Schurz, IN his report Of his
presses his belief that ID enforce negro
suffrage in the South would require large
standing army
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25

The FATE OF Io.-The late lamented Lem.
pierre tells US, says Punci, that 10 was
changed i;.to heifer; but We have lately
CLEANED from doctors prescription the fol.
lowing piece of information respecting the
end OF that young person: "Io-dide of
Potassium"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25

Not only has gold been discovered IN the
Dunkard Greek, Pennsylvania, oil region, but
We now have the announcement that rich
mine Of lead has been found there. Gold
discoveries are also reported IN the oil region
of West Virginia.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25

PRoyERBs BY JOSH BlLLINGs.-Young men.
he more ANXIOUS about the peddygree yure
goi.,g to leave, than u are about the come.
! body left you.
There il only l advantage that can see
in going tew the Devil, and that is, the rode
il easy, and you are sure to find the way
When mans dog desserts him on akownt
of his poverti, he kant git any lower down in
this world-not bi land.
Men amt apt tew git kickt out of good
society for being rich.
Two common yankee Noshuns" are the
noshuns that skeul houses are cheeper than
Stats Prizons, and that the United States il
liable at emmy time to be doubled, but amt
liable at emmy time to be divided.
There il l kind of kissin that has always
bin deemed extry hazardous (oh akownt of
fre), and that IL kissin yure naber's wife.
Citing the wife's conseat don't make the
matter emmy less risky.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25
Agent at Seneca.

,,ryASDER yArGHEY, of the firm of Undsrh" d
,h, our authorized scent at Seneca to receive anu
,, for subscriptions to the Ottawa Free Trader o'
vcr,i.inr Job work. &c. Subscribers IN thar ''in"S
fpI correct statement of their accounts io'
70 tn. Free Trader in his posse7sion' anu al,
~ n, !, c,.i,-d the same IL made TO US.
n THOMPSON Esd who may be found al tieiins
4 gepn.tts store in Marseilies, Is our author'Ai
,.c.,e subscriptions and take orders for advertisements
,,,tirI. cards &C. and to receipt Tor the same io MA
s.jIle, and vicinity.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25

How TO CLEAN RIBBoSs.-A lady sends us
the following receipt for cleaning ribbons,
which she wishes published for the benefit
of those of her sex who wish to try success
full experiment, as she has done. In these
hard times all economical hints are acceptable.
Wet the ribbon in alcohol and fasten one end
of it to something firm; hold the other in
your hand, keeping the ribbon out Sill aight
and smooth; rub it with piece of CASTLE
soap. then rub hard with sponge, or if much
soied, with the back of knife, keeping the
ribbon dripping wet with alcohol. When
Won have exhausted your patience and think
it must be clean, rinse thoroughly in alcohol,
fold between cloths and iron with hot iron.
Don't wiring the ribbon; if yon do You will
get creases in it that you cannot smooth
out,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25

STORM COMING 1t rained and showed all
day at Buffalo on Wednesday, and the
weather was "very disagreeable."
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25

FUNIIE late residence 81 ir Nur"y east of Fox river
embracing hts Is AM H. in block IL, Green's Addi-
ton Ottawa The location Is deiiht' the dwelling
convenient, and the price MOI er,te. EriInire of
sept Soft E. L. LEWIS, Metr poitln Block
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-25
FOR SALE.

OF five, o. in block cishtyone, (s1) in the States
IL Addition Ottawa with good Substantially story
bri house thereon Enquire Of
sept 10, 65-tf A. u. SMITH.