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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-08-11
Serena Items.


CRops.-The wheat crop is very good This
year-the average yield 90 to % bushelk to
the acre. Dat crop also heavy-yield rom
so to 20 bushels per acre. Corn never lodk
better or more thrifty than during the last
four weeks-much is taller than it grows 5nce
in seven years.
SICKNESS There is an unusual am cunt
of sickness in the town, caused by fe vers'
colds &c.
DsATH.-Solomon A. Wells, Of this town
died July-.at Fairhury, Livingston cd unity
lie was n young man of superior mind, GENTLE
manners and good heart, esteemed by all who
knew him. A member, for the last two years
Of the Seneca Debating Club, lie was chosen
one Of the leaders in the debate more than
half TIE time. lie leaves large circle o.
relations and friends.
SERENA DEBATING CLuB-The last oues,
ton debated by this n tuition was: t'Was
Andrew Johnson ustiiiable in vetong the civ
il rights bill Pr,ncipals-A. T. Armstrong
and Mark Hoag for affirmative J. /
Montgomery and J. r. Miller for negative
The debate was well conducted, the principal:
showing handsome skill in handling the argu
mcnts of their opponents and an amount Q
reading seldom displayed b. mere farmei
boys The Seneca Club would like to oper
communication with the Dayton Dsbatin.
Club, and desire to know whether they NEE
- Duytun 1onuUi II0uou . .rv.y A.;
day evening or where and when?
SHERIfFALTY.-Serena is not satisfied will
the candidates !or sheriff presented thus far
They do not take with the voters-we have
poor opinion Of their merits. We are il
for candidate for sher II little less taintet
with radicalsm-onc who would .fsuppor
the Government" as well before Us after the
election. Those gentlemen who periodically
Offer myself as a candidate" are Office
see."r7, while the people want man whose
merits they have discovered without the eau.
didate's prompting. The cos.lrct, standing
and usefulness Of the man as a citizen gen
orally determine how ne viii act in Office
We are, iher, for nominating I. man for sher-
iT whose course Of life prior to such nomi
nation has indicated his fitness for the Office
and who. when elected, will cast 10 dtscrcd.'
on those who placed him in Office.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-08-11

OMrssroN.-In the bill passed by the late
congress, TO cqualizc the bountics of soldiers,
the sailors were entirely omitted. Another
important, omission was, to make an- appro-
frIation to pay the proposed additional
bountes. The bill was not passed with the
intention that the bounties should be paid
1t was only intended as n scape>goat to carry
through another bill, in which the members
felt much deeper intcrcst--thc bill To give
them 81 900 each additional pay.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-08-11

1t appears the sudden transition from
slavery to freedom, together with the i'm
mense amount of suffering incident thereto,
is filing to OVERLOOKING the lunatc asylums
at the south with negroes.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-08-11
lf0lflnle .SaIe.
WHEREAS William Ebert, aud Magd

WHEREAS Wau Ebert, aud Magdal"n Ebert III,
w wife, dill, the 2Sth day of M,ren 4. D. 1859.
execute and deliver to Lyman D. Cavalry nce deceased
certain mortgage deed which mortgage decd j. rpt1rI eli
IN the Recorders OH of ~ -aile county Book u
Mortgage. Ta.-- h2 SO whereby they conveyed 20
sud Lyman Cavalry the following descIIy I'd zeal e-tate
situate ia thc city of Ottawa -Gany ut La ~t, and
state ol Illinois, va: The half of tine N. i-li II
tho north halt lot seven - ia bIrE '.-.i.
the Original Town of ottawa secure the Iyist.7t d,
I'VE pioiis-Ty n"tcs sti mort. gage deed described
amounting IA all 10 tie Of hundred and fifty dol
i'fs- WIN me ct On The same at maturity, Al
10 per cent. per uIIIiua: Of which note, aT,. long mast
due and mp iii; Now trres re- tl . notice i hcft,,
gwen tl - ". Si1at"u executor, AMI Julia h. Cavalry
e%eeuFiH ct the last vii and testament Of the IL fyIn1f
D. cavalry, "oee , by virtue ilgs-rs ilt mi.
nor,gts> and will ntaine /. i'll s sail rcd st. .
AL Esiit an equity Of red, np;ion .l William i.t
AMI I' !'lrH Ebert, his wife, ia and sai! lr.l- - III
pi"lic auction, - the highest and Lst bls- each a.
TIE south door Of the Comfy Court House la M i,S e..
Monday, the 10Th day Of September L. 1866 at ocOg
p ". 81 SAID day.
ZsrBss IF Ssie.-C.sl
p. ". STANTON. E5-c..ar,
JULIA E.CANAIjlI, Ess,,.r.-,
~ lat acW ard es'Geel II LYMAN b. LAyAEi. ~,
jliy2I-5w 4 .lI-Sv
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-08-11

CoLoRED-A convention composed Of some
coo colorad men, representing some 10 or 20
counties of Tennessee, has been in session
during the week at Nashville. The object
appears to be, to make some better regulations
in reference to the employment of negro la
Dor in the state, and to urge the grant of the
right of suffrage to tho negroes in that state.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-08-11

The time for laying the corner stone Of the
Douglas Monument at Chicago is positively
fixed on Sept. 9th, and a note from Secretly
Seward says that both he AID President
johnson viii positively be present.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-08-11

The first bale OF cotton raised in Texas this
season was sent to Galveston last week. IL
was sold for forty cents per pouno IN specie,
and silver pitcher was gwen 10 the o"hefS
IS a premium.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-08-11

Thomas Jefferson, in a letter to John Tay>
lor Of Caroline, virginia, June, l79S, said e:
at j. true that we are completely under
the saddle of Massachusetts and Connecticut,
and they ride rs very hard, cruelty Insulting
our feelings, as eel rs exnaus'iug our strength
and substance. Their natural friends, the
three othe- Eastern States, Join them from a
sort OF iamiy priie, ;-su t'sc. haze tue art to
divide CERTAIN other parts Of the Union 50 as
to make use Of them u so9ern the whole
New Easlani has not changed in charac-
ter since 1893 II IS the same now az then !;
and the whole West and South Is as complete.
ly under the sadie Of NV England to-day
as when Thomas Jefferson wrote. And it
rides the West ana South as hard now as then.
HE wealth and Senatorial representation of
that section enables It to make other sections
hewers Of wood anI drawers Of water for its
benefit.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-08-11
SEEJDDH.

rEIUE MISSES STANLEY will open their Fall Term of
school ON honlay Seat. II. 1t being essential To
the the School To- increase the number OF Teach
crs the price Tuition in the Senior Department viii
d. raised from = 60 $ 90 and from $500 To- 5000 in
the Junior This includes instruction in English branch
cs Latin. French, Herman Calisthruics Drawing and
Penmauship. Tuition in advance No deduction made
for les than half term.
Miss SESSIONS will have charge of complete depart
in vocal and Instrumental Music Lessons Si2po
nero of instrument S1!0D. augll-lw
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-08-11
The Tariff.

We people of the West, who have beer
congratulating ourselves over the defeat of the
abomihable tariff bill that came so near pass
ing the late congress, and over the fact that
at least no additional tariff burdens have been
laid upon the shoulders of western farmers,
have greatly underrated the might Of New
England craft and greed. There never was
greater mistake. Just at the heel of the
session, these New England vampires Snug
gied a bill through congress, by what acts and
devices perhaps speaker Colfax could tell as
we'll as anybody, tariff bill which Increases
the duties on every article OF import This is
done by the contrivance Of assessing duties
on not only the cost OF goods in foreign ports,
but on the charges Of transportation wares
housing, Sc This increases the duty on
| many articles from % 10 80 per cent.
The Tariff bill which WAS killed reduced
ti.e duties Oh coffee, tea and some other for
eign grown products Of prime necessity but
this bill raises them. Ii is doub whether
upon the whole, the b,ll which has actually
passed is not a more Cypress i've and out
rageous bill than the one which was defeated
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-08-11

Hon. S. S. MARSHALL will accept our
thanks for a copy of the Navy Register for
lS66,-which we find a very useful and con-
venient book for reference.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-08-11

4 Radical paper before Us eypends coll
uuln IN showing up the '.jcsui,ical' nature of
the following paragraph in the call of the
Philadelphia convention, and pronounces the
whole of it but re>hash Of the old southern
doctrine oflhe right secession, andthus reek.
ing all over with treason:
The maintenance rnyiolate of the rights of
the States, and especially Of the right OF each
State to order and control It's own domestic
concerns according to It's own jud snent OK :
clusivelv. subject only to the Constitution OF
the United States. is essential to that balance
Of power ON which the perfection and endur.
ance Of oar political fabric de, end aud the
overthrow OF that system by usurpauon, is
resolution, or dangerous to a Republican
| Government, and destructive oc liberty.
The joke of it is, the aph is an ex-
act copy Of a resolution of the Republican
National Convention az Chicago which nom,
mated Abraham Lincoln for the Presidency
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-08-11

OTICE is hereby given that Mary L. Shaw, admins
~ trtirix of the Henry II Shaw, deceased,
viii sell at public auction, the LIST ay of September
1850 at 10 O'Clock 4. at the south door Of the
County House in la Sale county ari State of HI
the hi chest and best bidder for cash tie interest
of Marion L. Shaw and Harriet NJ Shaw (ninor heirs OF
said Henry NJ. Shaw dece,scd in and Ia the following
described The half of the north
quarter of section (22 in township thir-
tytree () east of the third principal meridian situate
in L., Sale county AMI State of Illinois.
Dated this 18th day of August A. D. 1866
MARY L. SHAW, Admiuistratrx.
BUSHNELL & AVERY, Attorneys. SW
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-08-11
GROCERIES. LIQUORS. &c.

Embracing everything usually kept in country store.
with lease uf the building, IL desired st great harL.
TIL situation l. good The trade he hs> i Of
the best. and capable of making wealth for any who
should buy linn out This store j. large, with good
cellar under the whole building, with large arck yard
and a good tn alley. Rent will be made
reasonable ANY wishing tho viii ,ln well by
applyiu. tle undrr,i.n - addressing him at Ottawa,
II Sale ,.unty H. "a; once, flr he i determined 10 close
ont bus /. D. MAIIONEG.
August il-tn.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-08-11
Civ TAYeS.

FNHE CITY TAX BOOK is in the hands az the
l. City Collector where all persons interested can cali
and settle tlIir taxes due
Please Ice prompt and call AT the Office present with
o. Leavcris, the store of MrSsrs flsts Dewey
THOMAS ". OSBORN Civ Collector
Ottawa, August lItl 1866 TT
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-08-11

A lady fixed the following letters IN the
bottom of n flour barrel, and asked her huss
band TO read Observation-Disclosures
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-08-11
For sale +.


A FINE FARM, containing two hundred and forty
N acres, situated five miles north of this city. En-
quire Of L. A. FISHER.
Ottawa, Aug, 10. 1s6s.-tf Attorney at Law.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-08-11

y Palmyra, No, paper. mentioning the
commencement Of the usual sitting Of the
Circuit, Court At that place, says the rimnal
docket IS twice a. Lrge a. usual, b runs
IN this way:
.'Eev. James {. Green, preaching hs COS,
pei John Smith, selling whisky wi ho4, a
license; Rev. ". " Newilnd. preac ing the
gospel without q license, James Brown.
selling whisky on Sunday; J. II. Luther.
preaching the gospel judy Dudley, kc-pin,
. bawdy house; Rev. Henry IIguthau.
preaching the goiFe,.'
Selling whisky on Sunday or k epinr a
bswiy house are oFsnses punished D. fae Oh
from 3 to so; but The crime Of ri each.ug
the GosPei-' Is punished With Gues ruur.a.
iato hundreds o dollars, as well as j nprlson-
ment. Religion on this continent, nee the
civilization Of TIE Mas sachuset;s vii ID burn
ers, was supposed to be free. /, see ns. ho.
ever, that the Missouri radicals, ia making
the government Of that s,~.e "aha, it ought
TO be" have 60, back 10 tie blessed days o.
Puritan Intolerance.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-08-11

DR.. Howe, appointed to the episcopate Of
Nevada, declines the office.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-08-11

Strokes ASr pATTEEsoy.-The q t,h pre-
scribei by oar radical Congress bef.e a
member can tab in either Ia |ueo, 70
quires that such applicant shall nett aer have
aided or abe;tel the rebellion in anJ wav, or
held any oJice under confederate al l,h1ri;y.
Yet Senator Patterson, Of Tenuessc |, aIm,,>
ted that he had Tor tgo years held + o.lice
% Judge under confederate au,ho i,y: aud
Mr. Stokes ads,i,cl the authors. ip &c .
ie,:er in MAJ l,6l, FROM which he following
is an extract:
Il have been a Jealous advocate f5r the
Uu9n uy - the time Of Liucaiu- cal for
5000 troops. That beiry "a violation %
law, and for the subjuy.tion of lae South, ]
commended Coy. Harris for MS co re, and
f1r armirr the; State and resisting Lincoln
81 the p1lm Of the bayonet and rendered nv
name "a IA volunteer to resist EIs gsur;a,iou.
have in Congress and or. opposed coercion
and all forced measures, believing th.tit va,
better to recognize the iadepeud nee Of the
/ Southern Cpu'ederac' than 10 IT,. IA IN
back. | am nbw for standing by the border
slave States. am opposed 10 being tucked
into the Southern Couiederacy at present,
except as = military league l shall now
I march forward in the discharge Of my duty
in resisting Lincoln, regardless OF fa'se
! CHARGES"
We presume Senator Patterson and Reps
rescr;ative Stokes are none the lsss loyal
now, though they hal their doubts and hesi-
lation, and even showed q pariialty Tor
treason at the outset. The notable feat re
.h,u, ,i,a ,n,ttor - .Lot tho -, i..al. ,gI.
are SO rigid about excluding everybody that
showed the least sympathy for the rebellion
not only from Congress, but forever from the
right oc voting or holding Office in the states.
should make such glaring exception in the
very first case that came before them.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-08-11
House and lets for sale.

TEyIE undersigned ors for sale his House and Lot (ol
4 lots II dcsircd.) situated block north and
block east OF the r. Il. depot, very cheap. Apply immc
diutoly on the PREMISES 20 ALoSHO HOPKINS.
,F
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-08-11

There were 81 deaths from cholera Mt Gin
cinnati during the u hours ending at G
O'Clock Tuesday evening, and 40 on Thurs,
day.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-08-11

STEAMBOAT E1FLoztoX.-The boilers of
the mail boat Gen. Lyle exploded on the 9TH
inst- near Bethlehem, or the Ohio river, re-
su!iing in the death Of ~ persons and wound
ing some 40 others. Among the killed was
the commander Of the boat, Capt. Goodman.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-08-11

Rev Il CoLwAN will preach at the Dayton
School House, in the village of Dayton, Oh
Sunday next, Aug. IL, at 3 o'clock P. n.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-08-11
Farm fer Sale.

T OFFER Ny FARM FOR SALE. situated in the town
Rutland. Ia S1llc Co. H.. containing l4n
700 in highest state OF cultivation: and 10 Of good
timber. Thor large dwelling and large barn
on the premises, well watcrsd good orchard, and all the
Other impruy emrutS. t-lpGsr. cribs &c For Varcu
ia~s enquire of W. l. GIEsoS Ottawa Drug Store. on
the premises, uf GEO. W. GIBSON.
Aug. II, iSI6.-imH
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1 L.ErT DWELLING HOUSE. west n tho Siir-cu
~ With rHr'ya ouihausas stable, wei and ci.:aru.
Aprly.,' \. a. SMITH, E. OF Ottawa for particulars.
aUgi-f
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-08-11
&c lei.

ON the first Of March l>G7, Farm of 20 acres, ono
~ half tcuS under cultivation with large house and
cnol stable, Uut-uuldiug~ &C. two miles from town
Possession OF house and stable given immediately. I'm
quiIc of A L. SMITH Esq Ottawa. au-i-tf
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-08-11
Masters SUE.

JULIA !. CAV AI1i. Hrs,g:-t-.
~ lat lcW ard es'an.e'.t II LYMAN b. CAyaEi.
jaIy2!-5N, ( Au.lI-Sv
The Lincoln County herald., 1866-06-01

The other night, at ono of the hotels
in this city, convivially disposed gentle
man, retiring la.e, walked independently
and somewhat noisily up the stairs and
along tho corridor to his room. "Why
what a noise you make said his wife,
who heard with some anxiety the heavy
tread Of his boots, show heavily YOU
walk" "Well, my dear" was the eruil
'csponsc. "if you can yet barrel Of wins
Ky up sta;rs-wi'h any less noise | .hcu'd
!a. to rec you do it,
The Lincoln County herald., 1866-06-01
NORTH MISSOURI
Re a I T.. II q A u.
S,,NnAy Auu,r .u, tam. AM,

\Juntil' furthcr notice, the. Passenger Express
train will Iun daily, Sund! excepted, as per time
~.
The Lincoln County herald., 1866-06-01
A rbeaUiifui Picture southern Wo-
men al the Ora vcS OF rviends and
From the ST. Louis Dispatch.

Foes.
Fron the ST. Louis Dispatch.
On the 2jth Of April, the women OF
the southern States, by concerted agree To-
mcut, assembled on the myriad battle
fields in tn Sdl,tL a,kl strcwcd flower,
upon the graves of their kinSm,n who
had fallen in the Confederate cause. The
aes ia SJsau,iinl aud touchiny---a sad,
sweet, mournful tribute to the memories
Of thosc who had sealed their fcrvcnt and
psssionnt@ devotion 10 u causc which %,
think was wrong, but which M,y assured.
ly believed in the very core Of their
hearts, was right. The Soutl, sits, like
the beloved Jerusalem ofJrrcmiab. "dcs.
olatc and widow" bcrcaved Of her chill
drcn, smittcu and broken hearted. The
war has stripped her Of her young men,
her Aocks, her herds, her gold. silver and
apparel, and left her nothing but a pa,ri-
mony Of battle fields, transccndantly rich
in grand and mighty memories. The
South was the invaded land in the war,
and nearly all Of the slain Of the war,
Federal and Confederate, sleep under
Southern turf. The people oithc South
ern States arc too poor 10 enclose their
battle fields in decorated cemeteries and
erect stately tombs over their dead
Their first duty is to the living, and when
they have ministcrcd to their deep and
distressing poverty they have nothing left
to confer on. the dead. l;ut the women
could pluck the wild flowers which ma
turc scattcrs so lavisl,ly in Southern for
eats, and strcw them with their tears over
the poor, shallow graves Of their kins.
men and this they did On the 18th Of
April.
The picture, We say, was sweet and
beautiful. But VIC have not yet shown
all its sweetness and beauty. In some
places, these Southern women extended
their tribute to their foes, aud scattered
their flowers upon the graves of Union
soldiers also: :;iv;n:; thereby an cxaarlc
OF forgiveness that ought not to fail to
receive rcsponsc from the North. The
following from the New Orleans Times
proves what VIC say
"At Columbus, Mississippi lon the o5th
imposing ceremonies took place in honor
Of the Confederate dead. There was
procession Of young girls in white, and
matrons in black, bearing chaplcts and
boqucts Of flowers, which were placed up.
on the fourteen hundred graves in the
ccmetry, where prayers were said and an
addres" delivered. The Sentinel remarks
that mo distinction was made between
our own dead and about forty Federal
soldiers, who slept their last sleep by
them.' It proved the exalted, un.cldsh
tone Of the female character. Conicdcr. !
alto and Fcderal--"ncc enemies, now
friends receiving this tribute ofrcspcct."
The Lincoln County herald., 1866-06-01
lIumOr-Sidney Smiths Wit and
Wisdom.

Never. give way to melancholy; resist
it steadily, for the habit will oncroach.--
once yavo lady two,aud twenty re-
ceipt' against melancholy; one was IL
bright fire; another to remember ill the
pleasant things said to and of her an.
other to keep box ofsusar. riums on the
chimney piece, and kettle, simmcrins
on the hob. r''..
Never teach false morality. How cx-
unisitsly absurd to tell girls that beauty
i, Of no value, dress of no use! Beauty
i, of value; her whole prospects and hap
rincss in life may depend on new gown
or i becoming bonnet. and if she has five
grains oI common sense sic will find this
out The great thing is to teach her their
just value, and there must be something
better under the bonnet than pretty face
Tor real happiness. But never sacrifice
truth.
am convinced that digestion is the
great secret Of lite and that character
talents, virtues, and qualities, are power
srfully affected by beet, mutton, iq-crusi
and rich soups. l have often thought
that | could feed or starvc men into many
virtues aud vices and affect thcm more
powerfully with instruments of cookery
than TimotLcns could do formerly will,
his Tyre.
The Lincoln County herald., 1866-06-01

NATIONAL BANKs.--Undcr the recent
order Of Assistant Quartcrmastcr Con.
Charles Thomas, the officers ofthe Quar-
tcrmastcr's Department in this yicinity
have withdrawn the public funds in their
hands from the rational banks here. dc.
Iosited 'hcsamc in the Tlcasury.-- Wash.
llG,ON .N'N.
The Lincoln County herald., 1866-06-01

Cleanliness is the best preventive of
cholera. Let Chloride Of Lime be freely
#ircwn about the premises; especially
where there is filth and dampncss.