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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-11-24

TRINITY CHURCH PkorrRrY.-The NJ, IRIS
en- 4drocate of last week has the iollowi ny:
The title to TIE Trinity Church Properly,
in New York city, estimated to be worth Of yer
two hundred millions, is now in dispute -
The Kicrsted family, of whom onr friend
Geo. H., of this city, il d member, are he airs,
in direct line, of AM eke JAMS, the original
owner of the property At o late meeting Of
the heirs held in Broiklyn on the 29th ult,
to hear the report OF the committee who were
appointed to confer W th the counsel in regard
to settlement of the lr claims with the TEin>
ity Charch corporation. the com rittee rel orts
ed that their interview with the counsel had
corporation favorably entertained their pros
deemed it probable that a settlement wbuld
be made by December rext
This is a very pretty story for 'fricnd Geo.
H." but disagrees widely with pamphlet
before Us issued bv the Rev. Morgan Dix, D
D., Rector of said Trinity Church.. He says
the popular notion Of the yalue Of tie Trinity
Church property is enormously exaggerated
tina. at q high estimate it is under sos,
100000. Of the threatened law suits to test
Ike Church's title, &C., he says:
The title of the Church to its property is
not an open question !; it has been already
tested in the courts, BY the high st ludicia
authority in this State it has been declared
perfect; and it is fortified by possession oil
one hundred and sixty Yeas. If such title
may now be called into court and upset, no
one owning IN inch Of real estate is safe.
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The lllIclois and Mississippi
Canal.

( J. o. HOdnutt. chief engineer. has re-
Gently made another report of the survey of
the proposed route of the extens ion of the
Illinois and Michigan Canal to the Mississip-
ri river. By this report We learn that Mr.
ii. is IN favor OF improving the Illinois river
Fl ,m La Sale to Hennepin, and from that
point constructing canal to the Aississii pi
river, making connection near Rock Island.
He proposes to construct nasigable feeder
from Dixon, 20 be fed by the Rock river, 10
the main line summit near Sheffield, IS luiles
in length. The main line will be Ga miles
in length, and total length Of canal and feed.
is es:i,zated 10 De little over $780, 900.
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Deepening the Canal.

We observe, By the proceedings of the
Board of Public Works, published it thu
Chicago papers, that there is prospect of
delay in the work of deepening the Ilinoi,
and Michigan canal. The contract was lie.
in September, 1865, TO Fox, Howard (
Walker. and was to be completed SeTt. /,
1868, the work including 1871 miles from
Bridgeport towards Lockport. The amount
ofea-th exca vatIon to be made was q, 25s, sos
cable feet. The contract was let at 50 cents
pes cubic yard for the earth, and at two
dollars per cubic yard for the took eacaya>
ton. The contractors have employed six
dredges, and have done bat one twentieth Of
the work. To complete the work by the
time required in the contract will require %
additional dredses. The contractors ask Coz
an increase of 100000 upon the contract
price. The matter has been referred to q
Committee Of two aldermen from each divis>
zion Of the city, with the mayor. t#t
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-11-24

i MISUNDERSTANDING the invited guests
to the late banque! at Metropolitan Hotel,
in New York, III honor Of Cyrus Field, was
,hc inevitable Major General John y. Logan,
of Illinois. John couldn't go. but he sent
mis- regrets in the following luminous cpislle :.
To Tx Chairman, etc;
regret that other engagements prevent
my joining IN your welcome to Cyrus " .
Field, the greatest tunGambulist the worll
ever sar, who has walked irto immortal re-
novsn over a rope three thous md miles long.
The great and loyal West, standing midway
between the antipodes, stretches her hands
to greet the man who has united them IN the
bonds OF everlasting brotherhood.
JoHS 4. LOGAN.
"Fundambulis,' i, good. It eciipses any
thing even The brilliant Yates has got off,
Trumbull's chances for the senate against
Logan must now be regarded hopeless. Then
what brilliant conception" is that about
the West standing midway between the
antipodes.'' Ordinary people would suppose
midway between the antipodes" to be about
the center of the earth, but Logan, you see,
is hgurative. He regards the West as foot
ball between the New England Western
radicals, in the sense Of the man who said he
stood between the antipodes when kicked by
two iackssses.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-11-24

The following rule has just been afopieG
by the Supreme Court of tins State, how in
session at Mount Vernon, aud is Of Interest
TO those desiring licenses % practice Ia ":
Ordered, Tha, rules CO aud 20 be I'd scind.
ed, and applicants for Incense to practE law
in the courts OF this State, Oh presenting to
any member OF tbs court a ceri.h pate of
qualification, signed by tie C.rcui. Judge
and States Attorney Of the cirlEit in which
the applicant may reside, setting forIh that
the applicant has been examined and found
qualified, viii be sufficient rouc her on
which to grant license.
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Grand Truni1 Railway.

1t is pleasant, in these day. Of high prices,
Wien everybody is complaining particularly
OF railroad extortions," to note that at least
ole Of the great lines TO the East has RE-
DUeEp its fare. This is the Grand Trunk
Railway through Canada. The rout. is from
Chicago to Detroit by the Michigan Cenira,
r. r., thence by way Of Port Huron and
Sarnil to S.ra,ford, in Canada. Here two
routes are open to the traveller eholee-he
can either 20 wa Buffalo and the " I. Cen
trail, or he can 20 by way Of Mon reai aud
Portland TO Boston, y. Y, dc. II is as
expeditions route as any ether, aud through
regions Astounding in the finest scr@ery IN
the world. But with most traveller. The pri;.-
cipal charm is, that IS cheaper route, by
aboat s. %, than any other. The following
table shows the rate Of
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Illinois Election.

The Official returns of the late election in
this State are published in the Chicago Re-
publican of Thursday, giving the vote both
Oh Congressman at large and Congressman
in SINCE Districts. They show among 9th
ers tie following results:
Logan's vote, 2O2 935; Dickey's vote,
l47 ,267 Logai.s majority, 55,66s. A-gre~
gate vote for COusressmcn at large, 3j0,l03.
Vote fer Governor ga, 1907. Gain ON
popular vote, 1886. Gam on RepubI;ca.
majority, compared with Guberra:oria! 7ote
of'G4, a,3'9. Absolute gain on Republican
vote, 12,669. Loss in Democratic vote,
il,643. The highest vote is that for Super
intendent of Public Instruction, amounting
70 35O,3S7. The highest majority IS that Of
Dr.. Baieman for Superintendent of Public
Ii s;ruction, who receives 56,09l. Average
Republican majority, 1926.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-11-24

BACKS Dowx.-one 5. Burwell, Of Seneca,
las been writing for, Parson Perkins paper
ard abusing various good citizens OF his
own town, among others DR.. Jack son, under
the suppcsitiun that DR.. J. had written GER
tain communications for tae FREE TRADER.
In the last Republican. however, Mr.. Burwell
eats uuble pie, and begs to withdraw all
his reflections on the Doctor. If Mr.. B /,
when the fit again takes him to write for the
papers, will stick to the good old rule of tell.
ing tie rsth, he will escape another such hu>
initiation ...l
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-11-24

AZ OAsrs-Ouc Of the best ala mos,
protective counties ia Illinois Is Ia IA. To
Democrats it mast BE- a Eysium BE VIVA,
II. Jone-bo-o GIz-4e says:
A. the late elec:ipr the town of Misenhi-
in=r gave sixty-sevea Democratic v1i"s-'be
entire vote Of the Pr-ciuc;-n1f = Radical
vote being cast in her borders. fl Storey, Of
ihs Chicago Ttms,, c0Gld breathe litie OK
the Democratic arr Of this Precinct, be would
nos be asking tie foolish question, Is the
Dsm,,es. ,iic s,assr Dead ?s' Nary dead in
Old Cnien eorTy.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-11-24

The fecrle of Ottawa turned out literally
on Monday evening to hear the lecture OF
Miss AEns Dickinson-hcr Grst appearance
before an Ottawa audience. The lady kept
the audience waiting nearly al hour after the
appointed time, which is not. however, We
are assured, q habit of hers. but was owlug
wholly to her having. without intention, un>
d. ly prolonged her afternoons nap on ac>
count Of fatigue. The andicnce, though grow
ing FESTIVE, would have bercn1e much more
10, be-: Cor the foItsasss presence of Father
Perkins, whose Movements mp and down the
Aisies, and hi:her and thither, KEEP: them
sufficiently amused. Though making no re-
marks himself, he was the occasion Of wi, in
others, one ungracieus lady remarking, in
our hearing, that he looked like an animated
carrot. Ofcoursc NC resented the reflection
On the parsons beauty IN proper spirit.
At length there was rustling at the door,
and then Miss Dickinson sailed down the
aisle, escorted by Hon. B. G. Cook. She
stepped to the front of the stage and COM
menced her lecture a. once, without ceremo-
ny, scarcely moving from herposition during
the whole hour, and speaking in a mouoton-
ous and almost sing song tone, without any
of that fire and animation that we had been
led TO expect. Sha is a small, slender girl,
under %, with . very full, be- shy head of je,
black hair, and passably good looking,
} tAotsh not handsome. Her theme was
'.something to do'-that is. a yplea for
vomen's rights-for the right of women to
pursue any occupation or profession she can
make an honest living at the same as man
without regard to those cruel and oppressive
conventional laws which exclude her from
nearly, every honorable or profitable pursuit.
The lecture was a plain. common sense talk,
without anything either new or particularly
striking about ii. and was well received by
the audience only because delivered BY 9
e.
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Yours, respectfully,
HExRY KIP, Gen'l superintendent.

YouR Ok, &c.-The election of Blair, in
St. Louis, to the Missouri legislature was a
most unpleasant prospect to the radicals. If
there was any possibility of keeping him out
of tina. body, it must be done by all means.
And they have done it. in this way A tele-
graph despatch of Monday says:
The Attorney General of Missouri has de-
cided that the night vote cast in two pre-
cincts in this city shall be counted, thus
defeating Blair and, Bevan, for the siegisla-
turs. He says nothing about the night vote
IN two other precincts, which would elect
Hogan 20 congress.
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The following, from the Chicago Republi>
can accsrds fully with what ell the farmers

The following, from the Chicago Republi>
can accsrds fully with what ell the farmers
in this region tell US since they have COM
meuced husking corn. There is no doubt
but the dorm crop of the best com region of
Illinois, Iowa, and Indiana is short fully on
third Of an average crop:
CoRx IN THE CouNrRY.-Our kilograms
early in the autumn, after the severs frosts.
seemed 10 Indicate hat the damage there
IRON was comparatively slight. The exams
nations then made by farmers, and upon
| which cur dispatche. were based, were
necessarily hasty and somewhat superficial,
and the Impressions resulting were based
| upon theories. confirmed by experience, con-
corning the effect Of checking the growth of
rtalk and concentrating the juices of the
plant 10 the development and maturity of the
! kernel. a f-.+t7- aafn4vf
Had the autumn after the frost been dry
one, the accuracy Of these estimates would
have been confirmed bat the ia u ofran ha
been considerable, and no saccharire s.cre>
,ions have resulted. Not until farmers CEN.
meu.ed husking their corn did they discover
their error. Not until they began 10 garner
the golden cara did they find that the weigh,
of the staple and the amount of The crop had
been seriously affected. 20
We have met and talked with farmers
representing nearly the entire corn region
affected BY frost, and the uniform testimony
Is that the crop is deprecated fully one third
It's value, II not the aggregate amount, is 8
deprecated. Development ceased with tn,
coming cf frost. Had the corn been cut NJ
prior t, the frost, when in its growing stare
and shocked, the result would have b.en DIFF
ferent even with the succeeding wet Fo
then the juices in the stalks would kaY,
been elm mated. But there was not gu,
enough afterward TO do the work which mus
needs be done in order tn give substance tt
the kernel. Such is the, testimony &C tn
farmers. 80
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-11-24

TIE FREE Tn4pEn says the Chicago
Times has been sedueed BY Al Nassaehuseits
Niger; if true, that sheet should not have
made il public.--Ottoca Rpublico's.
We ars sorry to see the venerable ana
virtuous Father Perkins relapse into an in,
veterate habit of lying. The FsEE TaADEn
said nothing OF the kind. The filthy idea. as
we'll as the filthy zlAneuagein2 which It is
clothed. is the emanation of the mighty brain
Of the venerable p. ?,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-11-24

FExfx:. MyrrIxG.-Te received 10y yes
terday's mail the proceedings Of meeting
OF The Fenian Circle at Seneca CT. Monday
evening, with a request 20 pabi;sh- them
We shall do SO with pleasure. but End them
too lengthy for insertion this week. They
will appear in our next.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-11-24

4 SPLIT has occurTed in the Bap,is: Church
at Jacksonville. Indiana. \ secedi hg p ,rty
established iIaiiirlsiun church, in the ex-
Hectaiiou of goiug 10 the stars on I e oeea>
sion Of the meteoric shower, and were greatly
Disguised at the iEilurc of the programme.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-11-24

Egroa.-Spesking in oar last of the dis
turba1 ace of the Dayton Debating Society by
some rowdies. ne gave as the names of two
that had been held to bail for the offence,
John Duffy and " M,chsal Alexander:"-
The christian mes were exactly reversed
We should have sad Hirheai ,iiy and John
A'exsaisr. vi z . z Q
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Ls3OfcIlisnl

While there /, difference Of opinion as
10 whether radical or conservative policy
i, best adapted TO The present condition Of
the eountry, there is u unanimous conviction
that radical cure for Itch aud Scratches is
mnch needed in the Wabash Valley. Boyd's
Medica;ed Cream is that remedy.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-11-24

I'HIETY>sIXC Fcniaus were release Z from
prison IN Toronto, Saturday night. IEey
were RECALLED with & good supper a, the E,a,ion,
each presented with live dolIa= gre nback,
and taken 10 .iia CARA by special train where
they ebeeTea their guards aud other dfii cisls,
and we're once IL Ore a, liberty.
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Express EIivaIries.

We insert, at the request of the local agent,
an article on our first page, in references TO
the new Merchants Express Company, and
for the same reason copy the following sees
ere. circular" of the old Us. Express Com
pany, to show the spirit in which the new
company is met by The old. The old &C mpa-
NJ evidently means to get rid of the opposi-
ton OF the new one by crushing it. sort Of
game at which, we suspect, Two can play.
The Interest Of the public is clearly tina, both
companies shall be maintained, and that
such competition shall b. kept up between
them as shall be healthy instead of ruinous
Following IS the "sccret circular:
Private and Confidenti1i
UNITED STATES ExPREss CoMP:SY,
BUFFALO, October 5, 1866.
10 Superintendent and AGENTS Of the u. s.
cypress Company:
A. organization known as the 'Meachants
Express Company" has commenced an ex-
press business over some of the routes occu,
| pied by this company. Our superintendent
! and agents are instructed, under no cireum
| stances, to have business relations with thi.
organization, directly or indirectly. NJ
express matter Of any description is to b,
! received from them or delivered to then.
whether paid or unpaid, consigned or uncon
! signed.
! You are also instructed 10 retain the bust
ness Of the United States Express Company
at whatever reduction in price may be neces
sary, on all routes where 1.-The Merchant
Union Express Company comes in contac
aith ;his company. To accomplish this yo'
| sill, from time to time. reduce the rates o
transportation on all express matter :o'sucl
a figure as, in your Judgment, will no: on
secure the business. but preserve the mos
friendly relations with the patrons Of III
company and the public generally.
Upon routes rhere there is no competition
you ,ciu maintain rates, unless ottertcise il
strrncted from this office. sass
Yours, respectfully,
HExRY KIP Gen'l SUPERINTENDENT
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WORTHY OF hrrSSrIoS.-The ladies, We
imagine. will ind it worth their while to ex-
anime the advertisement, aud then the mil
inery stock Of Miss Sites. Her place of
business is Mrs. keler's old stand, No. 6
Court street, North of Cheever's Block. Her
stock is one Of the heaviest and f1est in The
city. - r
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-11-24

BoTTIlED PoRTER-Mr. p a. REED is
largely engaged in the business Of bot,liRg
the celeb rated Pittsburg Porter. an article
frequently prescribed for invalids by our best
physicians. His wagon passes around town
every day, delivering it to private families
free of charge. Orders may be left either
with the teamste-, or at a. p. Reeds auction
store, or addressed to Mr.. p. A. Reed,
through the Post>office.
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SPECIAL MEETING,
HEAL4aJG THE SICK WITHOUT
- ,F MEGI0TNESi =" -s

nR.J W. HUMPiItiEY. hygienic and Magnetic Ply:
IL sci.', has come among you 70 practice the CRUE
HEALING ART. Lst the afflicted call at ohse and be
healed without the Of poisonous drugs All diseases
peculiar both pae and female are treated with the
and With Unparalleled success Ladies wsh
nx - psscsice among their Will md to then
advantage p sail Dr. NJ who will give them inseuc-
tioug pfspahtory thorough Special alton
ton i Owen Obstetrics Once west side Public eQuare
Residence Ottawa H",tss. tstf'tt-si at- no~i"-'m~
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-11-24

AT the last session Of The District Court in
Davenport, Iowa, twenty FIVE applications Tor
divorce. were entered upon the docket, in
eighteen Of which the wife Was plaintiff The
Court granted six, dismissed three, and con,
timed he rest. ~, -n4.s III
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-11-24

Artemas Ward SAYS that, as a Son Of
Tempet.' CO, he believes in temperance ho-
lel', though as a general thing they sell
pooTer liquor than the other sort
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Where Is the Majority?

The New York World answers this oues>
tion in small space and very correctly, by
siviag the following figures
Northern Democratic vote. 2OOO,O 900
Southern Democratic vote, l,s0O, 900
Northern Republican vote, 100000
Southern Republican vote: 1900
Hence the Democracy is still in the major
ity more than e million. Democracy is
not quite dead.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-11-24

The people Of Victoria, yancouver's
Island, have pslitionei the British Govern
nIent to eAlow the colony 20 annex itself to
the United Stases.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-11-24

USIoN.-Unite your good -four with d. B.
De Land 4 Co.'S Best Chemica! Soterafns If
you want extra bread. biscuit aud PASTRY of
all kinds. United they rise, divided they
ElU
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-11-24

CoAIxe DowxAGold closed in New York
oa Tharsday evening at 1871. Taere has
been a s,e.ly f.il o. ab,1t a cent a DAY
tor wsss or zen days past.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-11-24

Hoa Thai. Stevens Ia. arrived at Wssh>
iayton. AMI taken u? hi, oil quarters on
Capitol Hi. !
Hon. b. c! .caok leaves f1r Washington on
Monday.
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$25,309,034.43.
Premiums reed

Premisms reed
in 1865, Sl9.G55,O23.74
Interest. 3,l92, 390.5S So, SAT .420.:2
Actual loss on years business, s., 460,Gl4 ii
The actual business of 1865 must be snite
as disastrous, as there was as much property
burned the first six months Of the year as
during the whole of 1865, and then came
Slo.060,0o0 at the Portland FIRE! Twenty
new Companies in The United States, (stock
and materially have ''gone up" Does not
security to the insured, not to mention profit
to the stockholders, demand an advance of
ratei?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-11-24

The New York Canal Cornmiss1oners an
ununcc iha; the canals viii be closed On the
y ins,.. sIcep, the Ch-nPlain, WHICH = to
be closed Dee ).
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-11-24

WHY FIRE INSURANCE RATES ARE ADvAN>
ckp.-The following figures, taken from the
In,aronee Gazette, pages 265 and 266 merit
the consideration of business men:
Business o! l07 New York Companies in
500.
Losses and expenses paid
ard incurred i'll 1865, So, 228, 914.10
Dividends paid 2,624.769. 90
Reinsurance fund, 454,290.73
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TO THE LADIES.
GREAT 3ARGhiNSr
DoDI F,a 10 .4raa Iouseice. Of 7aem

DOM Fad to -AraR Iourseires Of Them.
A. the order o. ti- IA. sell goods rot. less,
prtyos. offer entire o, Choice Millinery tsoOds
AZ Hs f5ie Jt.s. for the days either In bak
O. n; retail H1s IL tine % bus si;hsr good bu-
ncss re0-ablc terms VITA q the tet stands st
customs III. rIs-e. sVI~nii inr-i hat. eioas
slar uatiz- Cd IL abort snyhisg pertaining - the
trade ~ -1ch r>fscf po>I that Viil fail iadsc-
TO bsv. Nv velvet bonn.is and hats elegant and
Mil D. .Dld tor lcg1 you hsy tbs material
br IN arr ether es;s'iisnacH To stock o. cl0sks
werii ~i- invite particular attention. Having Ten
fscnr-d of bet .fnlenis IN Sss
fr. the the z;-,; aIsi B4t-fA,. a1i val be
soi1 st sRli- er<ros fhSG ss.g al any 9th :
par- tie eiiy e- eli early. my oi- AM
bs iIcs4 that shaI 10y i
" KATE SITS
liuus- u2v24
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Estraved or Stolen !

INRoM the subscriber, living Buck Greek, nesr Csirs
L yeats Min. abont the LIST OF OctoI.rr BAY MARE.
three year, old last spr,s rather slim body. has collar
marks forwHsa f,t oneiah white, sapr 80
to have white hind feet, has lsmp right
hip Any person returning snj 10 tn. subseser.
living nforniston where the BE found, VII be
literally rswar he'd Adj rs.s c,'.ctRYEA. uHi.
Nov II ~ .if'svs, lis.