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Eile Cabinet.

The Cabinet, with exception Of the Secre>
tary Of the INTERIOR Harlan, is said to be a
unit against the report Of the Comnl;tes on
Reconstruction. The opposition Of Stanton
to the Radicals takes them By .urprise and
altogether stun, them. The following memo.
randum Of the Cabine. Meeting on the sub,
j9ct is published wiki the appreciation Of ihe
President and his "Minsters:r
Secretary Seward declare. hImselF in very
decided and emphatic terms against tn. plan
the committee. and in favor OF the immeI!.
ate admission Of legal representatives from
the lately rebeiinus s;a;es
Secretary NcCuli0ch was e: positive as
the Secretary Of State in his opposition 10 the
plan recommended BY the co1nitt--, and ex-
pressed himself as strongly in vo- OF the i'm.
mediate contamination OF the Presidents res.
tora,ion policy. Jy The admission into Con
grsss OF loyal men from southern states.
Secretary Stanton was equally decided in
his opposition to the con- uittee's proposition.
He was for sdLe.Iuy 10 the policy which h-l
been agreed upon. and Consistently pUrsu d
by the administration, and he vas grntilisi
that The Pre- dent had broggh; the subject 10
the consideration OF the cabinet
Secretary Wells was uneguivoceliy sE..as.
the com mil,se's scheme. and vas earnest in
h!A support Of The Presidents policy, co.npre-
heHd.ng the instant admission ilto congress
of loyal representatives. from states lately in
rebellion.
Secretary Harlan was rather rel.elea:, aai
expressed 10 opinion.
Postmaster Genera, Deuison vas in favor of
the Presiient. policy. bat expressed doubts
as 10 the precise time =; which loyal repre-,
ssH:stires shos,d b. admitted to seaIs in con.
yress.
AuY. Gen Speed vas IT,: present.
The President Was earnest III his opposition
TO the por. Of the con-riftse. aaI declared
himse'' against all conditions precedent 70 the
admission of loyal re rrcser.atl.e, from south,
ern states, III shape Of amendments ID the
constitution or 10y the passage of laws. lie
insisted tia: snier the cJl.r..a,i0n no stste
could bc deprived OF its elaa Suffrage ia the
senate, an II that senators and Representatives.
ought 70 e at once admitted into tie respect
IKE housaj represented bT l.~ add tGe Goa ii .
tuition. + WAY for n. gid adherence - thc I
eoHsIi;g.i5n as il is, and r-narkci thar. hay> I.
ing sustained Ourselves under It dur.rg 4 ter, I,
rIbe REBELLION, he th1ngh. The government +.
could De re.to-eI without resort - amend /
menis. He remarked, in general terms. tha. /.
If the organic lav IS t. be chs-gei =, a.. /: .
should bs at time when al the states ani al .
the people can participate in the alteration. 1
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Ereedzncn'a Fsurcnzl IN y. Carroll
E1l."-E>ri&3itft'IO uIraGcs.

For the last few weeks rumors had got into
the newspapers Of questionable dmngs by
the Freed mems Bureau around Newborn, in
y. Carolina. The Bureau, in that locality,
was in charge Of two oxMassachusetts
preachers, who had, from siuking to the low
level Of political howlers. been promoted TO
positions in the mili:ary-one ID captain,
cy, the other a major. At length there WAS
a court Of inquiry, and facts lie tao follow.
ing were revealed:
Opposite Newborn, on the Other side Of the
river, some $500 freedmen have been settled
for FIVE years past. They were invited there
BY the lniItary, and located on the little
PIsts Of ground which they were allowed 10
cultivate. Eight months ago. Edward ).
EI:Z, Massachusetts, preach:r. va placed
IN charge Of the Trent river settlement br
Capt James, another New England preach
er, who vas thea conducting the 8 Ircau here.
A system OF extor:iOn and cruelty was i'm
mediately inaugurated. Fifty cents a month
ground rent was demanded for every plat on
which the miserable little cabins were erect
cd Every negro who owned boat bad to
pay $3.50 a month, or his boat was forfeited
Every darkey who kept store was taxed 81
Il HiOitn Every one Wl.O owned a morse was
taxed similar amount. Failure to pay one
OF these eXactions was punished By the I'M
prisonnent Of the his wi.e-prefer-
ence being given TO the wite-the confsca,
ton of all his little property. ond in many
cases the tearing down of his house. a
negro who quarreled with his vie WAS fined
500 and sent to prison until he paii it. All
these ex'orlions were peacticca upon n pop
ulation stepped in the deepest poverty,
scourgei by disease, and many of them
wanting Il g common Eecessaries of life, and
in this manner an income Of a; least $500 a
month was derived as the bureau
The evidence before the court of inquiry
not only revealed the above facts, bat many
more, showing up this man Fitz in light to
place him in The roll of infamy side by side
with Wirz, who was justly hanged yet the
court let him off tendery by simply recon-
mending his dismissal and that OF Captain
ia mes. The case has It's usual "hGc docet:"
That, place an eX-Massachusetts priest in
any post ton of authority, and he becomes a
monster of corraption, oppression, and
cruelty,
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CONGHEa

The House has spent most of the week in
debating the report Of the committee of Is
on reconstruction. For the last three days
speeches were limited TO 80 minutes, and the
vote was to be taken at 3 p. NJ. yesterday.--
Mr.. Stevens in reply TO the objection tina.
three fourth Of the states could never be
brought to ratify the amendments the report
proposes to the constitution, said that it
would only be submitted 10 the loyal states,
the ratification of three fourths of which was
all that wa necessary.
The Senate has speot mast Of the week in
AZ: effort to head of the President in the mat
ter OF reno wing faithful radicals from Office {.
The first a temp: in that direction WAS made
by Mr.. TrunbaIl, who offered an amendment
to the Post Office appropriation bill, provid-
ing that in case where any officer has been
appointed during the recess Of congress, ex-
cept to fill vacancy caused by death or
resignation, such officer shall receive no
pay until his appointment shall have been
confirmed by the senate. The amendment
was adopt I'D !; bat as it would have caused
the inevitable veto of the postal appropria>
ton bill, it was reconsidered and rejected
but a new bill was introduced to accomplish
the same object. The bill will doubtless
pass, bat whether it can be passed over the
President veto, seems doubtful. If it is
not passed, however, the iniimations from
Washington are very positive, that the Pres
ldent VIII take off the head Of every radicals
Office holders in the country during the recess
Of congress ana FIJI their places with dis
charged soldiers who support his policy.
The joint resolution congratulatng the
Rnssian people on tie escape Of the Gar
from assassination. has passed both houses.
The joint resolution to prevent the intro,
iuction Of the cholera has passed. So the
exemptiag crude petroleum from
internal tax.
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MoNEY.-We have no desire to alarm our
friend Campbell, of La Sale, butif lie prides
himself on ever having said anything worth
remembering on the subject of g Money, he
must look to his laurels, for Father Perkins,
of the Ottawa Republican. is holding forth on
the same theme, having already given sevs-
raj leaders no less luminous than volumnous
on the subject, and threatening 10 give many
more. To show their formidable character,
w4 need but give the opening sentence OF
his last article:
g MoEEY.-A pressure OF cases have pre-
vented the close discussion of this subject
designed when it was first taken up
The pressure" which hare" prevented
I'll is close discussion is certainly to be lament
ed, and we hope, like a good boy, will do so
no more. The subjec. designed when it
WAS first taken up seems to have been well
designed-anl it would be pity, when
Father Perl ins designs a subject, or any
other man, tn at he should be preventei by
" pressure of eases" or Any other pressure"
from pursuing it.
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Troubles Ahead.

The determined posting taken by Seere'
tary Seward and E. " Stanton against the
radicals on the Reconstruction question, i:
the most significant political event Of the
day. Hitherto Seward has played somewhat
fast and loose with the radicals, while Stanton
they have claimed outright Now, however
both hare defined themselves with distinct
ness and energy that really makes the radi-
Gals tremble.
The Auburn 4arsrtissr, long acknowledged
rs peculiarly Mr.. Stewards ''home organ
has an article on the probable drift of politi
teal events in this country, so ably and lu>
that it IS the production of the Secretary
himself. Tie article shows the utter fu;lity
Of all the schemes devised By Congress for
restoring the Union, and how destitute they
are of any practical foundation. Attention is
then directed 70 the collision which must arise
between the contending parties in the coun-
try, unless The complicated political problems
o. the day receive an early and satisfactory
solution. 1t is fearful 70 cortem plate the
almost inevitable consequence of such a
calamity, and restore peace and harmony to
reunited country, is the earnest aim and
hope which prompts President Johnson's
policy; while the Radical majority of Com
gress, in every possible way, have set them>
selves in open and decided opposition to every
plan .Jr promoting that pacihcatron which is
SO essential to the public welfare. The
Southern people have promptly, and even
cheeyfully, complied with all the terms origi-
nally prescribed to them, and al that Congress
hal the RICH. to impose It is certain that
thay viii not accept the additional ones now
offered to them as conditions precrde;. TO
their recognition as within TIE Union, and
entitled to the admission Of their Representa-
tives into the national eourcil:; and the
Advertiser concludes lis candid survey Of our
probable political future as follows:
It is reasonably certain that they viii send
delegates TO the next national nominating
conventions, and that the Democratic nomi>
mating convention will admit them. It is
reaso1aa.- certain. moreover, that they Will
choose Electors of President and Vice Presi
dent, and ask 10 have them canvassed, and
that if the electoral votes Of the Southern
and Northrrn Democrats tcge.i enough |
to elect President and Vice. .=sll-nt, and /
if the are not allowed. there wi! be po,iti- /
cal t,luj!e Of very Formidable character. /.
VIII johnson IS PlesiIent at that time in /
command Of the military forces, i cannot be |
expected that the candidates t
elected viii @. can be kept or; oC Office. /
W. azS free to say that We cannot contem- ,
plate such contingency without the deepest /
concern. When we apply to this subject the /
logic Of our own observation and experience /
CT political campaigns in bygone years, we |
are obliged to conclude that such an expert |
rnent viii result in trouble, without any cor. |
benefits to the party ana country. !
We ferveatly hope that such a contingency |
may be avoided.
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The passage of the Niagara snip canal bill
through the house at Washington on Tuesday
was an event which the people of the western
states hail with greater and more sincere
pleasure tina b they have felt on receiving intel>
ligence of a by action by congress for num-
Der of years 1t is an instance of practical
legislation ibr the relief of large section of
the union and OF millions of people. We
will not per nt doubt of the passage Of the
bill through the senate. The large vote which
it received ih the house is very good guar
an,ee that il viii! speedily become law. We
have not SEQ n the bill, bnt from the synopsis
gwen of it, we should judge that the interests
of the Cover hment are well gu ,rded by it, and
thai IS provisio will insure the honest prose
cutlon AMI s peedv completion of the work.
1t would hafe been well, we think, TO have
required the construction OF locks of greater
length. 1t was supposed at the time the
Welland cadal WAS built that it wodld admit
the passage pf the larges; vessels which would
be likely to be bull: on the lakes, but this is
row seen to be a great mistake. However, 1t
we can havd IA canal which will pass vessels
of ], 200 ton burden. our ship>bui!ders will
curtail their ambition to meet the dimensions
perl tilted. We are growing people, aud
our vessels and sieaners are constantly in
creasing in size, but if necessary, we can cut
down grain vessels TO 200 tons. The bill
provides tina. the canal shall be completed
before May, 1870 Chicago TINES.
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The GovERSuEyr.-The question. Who is
the government? was hardly considered an
open one among tie radicals while Mr. lin.
coin was president but since the advent OF
President Jshnson, radical views on that sub
ject have undergone considerable revision
The Chicago Tribune settles the question,
under the new phase Of affairs as follows:
Let the Senate firmly teach Mr. job uson
his legitimate duties, and give him to under-
stand thaI ths Republican p4rty, an not Re,
is the government.
So it is no longer the President, bu. the
Republican party" that is tie "Gossrn'
mem" aud opposition TO that party, therefore,
and not to the President, is henceior,h to be
acco.nt,d opposition to the government,
which is treason. For an oppo1en. of"JIa,
MADISON to have insi.tei that tn. Federal
PARTY was the Government, or for his friends
though he was al the head Of the Goveru~
inen;, to have claimed that the Republicans
=. thst time were the Government, would
have been deemed stretch of presumption
that would have been laughed down By the
Common sense Of that day. b.. the world
moves, you know, and Jim" Madison was
f5gy.
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Board OF Health.

Possibly some Of cur people have found
OFT by this time thar We have Board OF
Health. We Judge 50 from the fact tha. s.v-
eral who have permitted nuisances to remain
around their premises contrary to the health
regulations Of the CT Y. have been hauled Up
ana fined Oar worthy mayor, who IS a TIE
head of the board, IS determined that the
city shall be 50 well "po!eed" that If the
FeztIcace breaks out among Us, il viii be no
fault u the B9Irl Of Health
The following Is sketch of the proceed
ings Of the Board At their last meeting, May
9Th:
The Board IS composed o. the Mayor. Dr.
c. II. Reynolds, (heath olIicar), and Aller>
men Mitchell, Thorae AMI Moore.
The health officer stated that he had made
a thorough examination Of the city, and had
notified al parsons Of the Importance of at
once complying with the ordinances. He
recommended the declaring Of the ponds of
standing water in the 9th ward as nuisances,
and the large pond IN the 9th ward near the
siIa-cu. !3cE. a. also the one in blocl, 20, in
the States Addition to Ottawa; and recon-
meadei Immediate steps to aLate them
On motion of Tho-ae, The Board made an
order that the Supervisor Of Streets be direct
el TO open 4 drain from the pond near the
sIde,cut lock to the siie>cut, SO a, to drain
the pond the first time the water snail be
sufficiently drawn from the sile>cut to admit
az It, and then to close the drain.
o. motion Of Mitchell, the City Marshal
was directed, in the cas=s Of Elias Richard
son, CoIwelI, Clarl, & Stebbirs, John Hos
sack. and all others suffering nuisances to
remain on their premises and who have been
notified TO remove them, to proceed at once
TO abate such nuisances in conformity with
tie ordinances Of the city.
The heahh officer reported the slsngher>
houses IN the city generally ia an exceeding,
II condition, and recommended action in
regard to them. On motion Of Moore. per>
mission was giren the Proprietots Of siaagh.
,=r houses 10 have them within the city limits
only On condition OF putting them imme>
d:aie'y in thoroughly clean and healthy
condition.
The health officer reported within the last
quarter Sj cases of small pox in the city, of
ell grades, of which . had del The fsw
cases remaining were convalesc;n..
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On the occasion of q terrible shipwreck,
when all the efforts of the captain and crew
seemed Tnavailing to avert the coming fate,
we recolle ct an old lady going up to the skip
per, wrin cling her hands in desperation, and
exclaimi hg, "Oh, Captain are we really in
such da'E ger?' Yes, ma'am," answered
he, "we mus. trust in Providence noi0."
/" Good Coal was the plous reisiEaer, "&a'
II come 10 rHAr?"
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EQUALIZATION or BouyrIe-.-The follow,
Ing memorandum Of the action of the town
of Mission, at the annual town meeting, in
reference to the equalization of soldiers
bounties, was hau1el to US at the time and
mislaid 1t is not too late now.
At the town meeting held in Mission On
the 81 OF April, an expression was taken in
regard to the equaliz cation of bountes to
soldiers, on the basis laid down By the S pl>
dieri' Convention held at Ottawa on the 22d
of March, which resulted in ninety eight {9Sl
vote; for, to forty>live a. against eguailza.
ton. DAVID BsUMBACK, Sec.
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Rev. T. y. BESEDIcT.-Thc Rer. T. y.
Benedict. Rector ofChrist (EpiscopaD Church
in this city for the last six Or eigat years,
having resigned his charge OF this parish
al accepted pEoiessership at Jubilee Col>
Issa, the vestry, At their meeting on the 18th
all, unanimously adapted the following
r-olulion:
R,so'rsd, That this vestry being willing
- concede that SIR. BENEDICT is TIE best
judge OF his own duty in the premises, and
feeling that, Ia accepting a call to another
field of labor and rendering his resignation of
TIE Restorship of this parish, he has acted
from high and conscientious sense OF duty,
We cannot deny his request of, US TO accept
It, vet we do so with mingled feelings of regret
and sorrow, approaching Lis ability, faith-
fuEness and entire devotion as Christian
Minister during the years he has gone in and
out among Us, gratefully acknowledging his
fdirhiulHess and selfabnegation lit his Iabors
for our spiritual good, our best and kindest
wishes shall ever follow him to his new field,
with the earnest PRAYER that his decision in
this matter may be accepted of his Master
aad blest to his temporal and eternal
welfare
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Claim Your Premiums.

Ill persons VINO had the services Of nv Norman Hor,s
"A frank last season for the Improvement O: stock sre
note! that hereby Cler the following pre for tho
.I'ca hest colts Of said horse p. exhibited on the la SALE!
County Fair Grounds al Ottawa. at the anna! Fair
ilist Premium. -......-....... $500
ay'-'. . -'ii''4--" 100
4AHH ffsahuin ---......- 800
tbs awards TO be made either rs ih- co,ts, Of tn.
Air. = c1ulIHittsc to be appo,rd by the lHtrstaut.
AMI take o.csi also cha eng. the owner OF sny
other stallion III ihe Comfy show Dsgrer colts than tho.
OF my horse at tn. same f.ir.
Sad horse s'ans tn present Fridays itu--
day Of Zach Week AT the stable 81 VIM H1!l,-t n ITO
y E.gr all Other DAYS az thu stail. ., ~. a.
sCTber n ths , Z Deer Park
have Also the Aue.; JACK u the cs-ntv kent Al ~
place. ia tile town q Deer Par.
Pnce - iar iiofs- sia to insure; tor The J,ok $40
i!Ay IL sw' NATHAN RPPl,hIEg
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The constitutional amendments reported
b. the reconstruction committee passed the
House on TharslAE evening by q. vo.e oil rs
70 3I-o"ly three republicans voting ia tie
nfga:.Te. TIE strong argument IN favor Of
The measure was, as stated By S,sscns, that
unless the measure was adopted anl re
Southern States thus k-p. on, Of the Union.
the Republican party w5ai BE in 2 minor |.
t. in The nez. con yress! They mag be za.-
how
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EUnoPE.-The China brings dates to ii

EuRoPE.-The China brings dates to the
25lh uit
The EeforTn bill passed the Hons. Of COM
mons By vote of SIS against 3l3. l: was
supposed in some quarters that the ministry
would resign in consequence Of the small,
ness Of their majority, but reliable reports
said they would retain olSce.
The German question still remain. unset,
tied, Austria declining TO dsarm on account.
Of the threatening character Of her relations.
with Italy, and Prussia refuses to De satisfied
with this condition Of affairs
1. IS said the Italian army IS being placed
Oh a war footing. The Pari, -Bourse is az
fee;ed, a7i Italian stocks offered {. a ma,
ierial decline.
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In view of the approaching hot al nd sickly
season at the capital, rooms are being fitted
up at the International Hotel, Long Branch,
n. j., for the president and his family. The
latter will probs ply repair there at an early
day, Leaving the president to follow after the
adjournment OF congress.
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JoHSsoN VIcroaY.-The conservatives rev
Pubicans and democrat, Of Carlyle, Clinton
county, united a; the recent town election and
beat the radicals By 60 majority. For the
past few years the place had bcen wholly in
the control or the abolitiouists.
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GAIN TRipE AT MARsEILLEs.-The adj
vertisemeut OF Mr. NEWTON WARD, In ano-
ther column, will interest farmer. living with
in market reach OF Marseilies. He is not
only prepared to buy all The corn and oats
the farmers will bring him, but to pay the
h CHEST market figures. He will also receive
grain on storage, making cash advances.
Mr.. r.. is a man who always does what he
saEs
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DAYToS TAKEN I've have Just seen
some splendid landscape views, taken by
Mr.. Bowman of this place. Among them
are photographs of dwellings,, the mills and
wooden factory at Dayton; the latter, we
think, is equal if not superior to anything of
the kind we ever Jaw in that line.
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GIVE Uui Krcx.-fhe publisher of III
Monmouth ,IiL} Et5ls gives a first rate no.
tee gratis I'd one Wm p. Elliott, of Aurora
who had ] bt Of printing done AZ that Office
and went Oft forgetting to paw for it.
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eO-Dzr.Eerzf:FD.

TIE an ersi-u'l A.'- t- .s. st ~ th,rns.'-ss
ios.tler the G-ll -as- $50 .tt.- L.! N.t. III
Dui--sI, ~ the yI-pts q r4rr.ta- o. he hu.n4.- q
manufacturing sol selling ioa-s a1 so TTi- g~a-,
WI - c4r-i-. On H. s;.rs igg14-s.s G. ~ E.teI
q Freav. 3 T. WI rFIr
H.y -, e. SAMUEL Sc IUpETO.
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Dissolution oFCo.partnership.

.. He Co-putn- Dip her.tYf5-s existing b-.v .@- .B Z
Mitchell and john F-nv. ~ si- fra -,yl.
O. Nc mel ieeus, = al day dissolved ~ nntsI con
cent Either ~ sat Isrias -ut@or.1ed l,Is tie
accents en-. s-ii rrgu.
Al p@r-.. iu+-pfoi .sii --r, vii r's..e call q
the ullarsis ae- Ali settle u.;Ayv. delay.
=. r MITCHELL
Nay Il 9. JOHN EEESI- =.
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Real Estate For sale.

rHyuE sbscril,tr wishes sell the following described
a property, situate in Ottawa;
10 lots in Unioh Addition, all coal.
. lots in t;toyeds Addition
Nd 5 block l. and lots and in block !, In
Rail Road ,,,., b;.h :.
Lot 4, in block Is stnes aadilioh, on ", 1ii.s
de-. lick do1tden;a, WHICH now pe'onss ~ sN"
Jnt in Stats't ditnn with a small hpuse thereon
AIso a,- ,ale aTEkM. WAGON AND IL harness
r -" e. an,ure of the owner UAck DDurks. OF
feb2i-6 JAMES usAaAM' Ae'di1A D.--
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House and Let sale

Ff1HE two story House and Lot formerly Owned Lr VI
NG- rho;rr. tho Madison Street B.is- G.- =
Cheap E1gui1c .! c. " DESHAEJ.
May 49," Poet U-i-s El3lE
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An exchange tells of man VII b stopped
his newspaper on Saturday and died on
Tuesday. A terrible warning.