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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-02
Enlargement.

Having purchased, set UP and put in ops
peratien in our press room, a splendid new
Power Press, and having purchased and
now in readiness an entire New OUTFIT for
our paper, We are at length enabled to make
an announcement, which We have desired TO
make for some weeks past, that the nextissue
of the FREE TRADER will appear in an en-
larged and improved form, on new type,
and will both in matter and appearance be
such newspaper, We hope, shall worthiiy
represent abroad our growing city and the
largest and weaIthiest county in the state ex-
cept Cook, which, embracing Chicago in its
limits alone exceeds La Sale in wealth anG
population.
We confess. for the last two or three years,
our paper has not been such a sheet as we
believed our Gourishing city and county de-
served aud. being obliged to print it on a
common hand press. subscription list was
as large as We could conveniently manage
with the machinery on hand; so that we
made no efforts during that time to enlarge
our list. Indeed, an accession of FIVE huns
bred or thousand to our subscription list
wouli have been a serious embarrassment.
Now, however. we are III position to print
ten or fifteen thousand papers week as cons
venlently and expeditiously as We formerly
could twelve or fifteen hundred aud we want,
therefore. our friends and the public to mn
derstand that henceforth We are earnestly
DESTROYS of charging our subscription list,
and that new subscribers, like new adver>
tisements and orders for jobbing, are always
solicited, and thankfully received, and
promptly attended to. Though BY our en-
iargement and new form we shall add largely
to our present quantity OF reading matter, the
subscription price of tie FREE TRADER will re
mair. as heretofore, Tive DOLLARS a YEAR
payable in advance and as advance paying
subscribers are the only ones by whom, un>
der our increased expenses, we can hope
to make anything, We want no others.
With our increased capacity for prints
ing newspapers, of course our jobbing capa-
city is largely Increased. Large jebbing
7
much time n printing on hand presses, We
are COW able to run off in no time" compar-
arively, and at less expense and in much
better style than formerly.
We really begin to imagine that We are
III way to claim appreciation from the good
people of Ottawa and La Sale county for
our efforts to get d newspaper and printing
establishment that shall be both to US and
them as well matter Of credit as conyen-
ience. We have within a year and a halt
added over. $4,000 worth of machinery and
material to our establishment, and though ii
IS still Ear short of what we desire it to be, our
determination is 10 keep on making adds
tiOHs, as rapidly as our means will permit,
until we have an establishment as perfect in
all lis appointments as any other in the
stale.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-02

\ New York letter writer thus sketches a
w Typographical errors

A New York letter writer thus sketches a
few typographical errors:
One day last year, Mr.. Greedy wrote an
editorial entitled William II. Sc ward I'm
agine his rage when il came to him IN proof
headed Richard the Third I" let anybody
familiar with his chirography, if his inky Jerks
can he so designated, will readily see not only
how such a mistake could be made, but how
1t probably would be. Again he wrote about
"three men in buckram," and the prosa iC
type.setter got it ''three men in back room.
And this Notwithstanding the fact that two
compositors of sagaclty and experience are
hired at an extra salary, because they can
read his copy. ButGeorge Ripley has been the
victim Of the gressest outrages in this line
In one of his book notices he took the lb>
erty of quoting from Shakespeare. '"Tls true,
it's pity; and pity It's, It's true" And the
wretched bungler got it, ''Tis two, It's fifty;
it's fifty--'ns ffty>twor' This was some worse
than James T. Babco ks martyrdom, when
he wrote sis there no balm IN Gilead o. and
read next morning, to his CONSERVATION
as there no barn in GuiIferd.'' Mr. Craw>
ford, IL member of Parliament, recently sent
to India the message, ''the news from Ameri
ca favors the holders and it arrived there
with the information the news from America
savors Of soldiers r
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-02

\ sUgrHIss PARTY SUsPEIsED.-The other
evening party Of young ladies and gentle
men of this city made up surprise party,
and journsyed through the dark to farmers
house not many miles distant When they
reached ;hedomicl, they formed in body
and marched slyly up to the door, but the
lord Of the manor hearing the stealthy noise
outside, su pposing robbers were about to
make raid upon his goods and chattels,
raised tho window, and fired his gun amongst
the terrified crowd. y fearful screeching
and scampering ensued, but tortunate ly none
were hart Which were the most 'surpris>
ed this time. the sIrprisers Or the surpris-
ed ?-Joiii .SigHpi.
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SOLDIERS CONTINENT.
WHAT, How, where, when, and why /.

lsr. VIA, IS !, to BE-? I,ss. The est aud
most fitting tribute to the memory OF our
dead Which the people Of this coui aty can
ali4d itis 10 represent as nearly . posi-
bic the IDEAS OF every one In the co1 by. Al
are invited TO make suggestions 81 ho feel
interested.
% Bow IS It to be accomplished ms.
IL Is proposed 30 raise The funds u cesar
By subscription; TO make tAls work The gen
er0ls sit Of geler3us people. We couf>
IDENTITY believe there WI. not be one cent
unwillingly contributed, If the work Is pros
ecutel as j, certainly VIII De-, a. King only of
each contributor that he mix 10 e1ough of
politics to cause him TO love bis cou 4try and
honor its defenders, and enough Of religion
10 cause him TO fear God aud 1--we mercy"
and IN practical life 10 10 night aud tear no
man.
3D. Where is it to be erected las. In
Ottawa, the most appropriate place, because
of its being the eouuty seat,-probably in
Washington square.
lrH When IS # to be erected? Aas. As
soon as possible.
-5sf.. Hi.y IS I % BE erected? We trast
ms z -Tcsrturr 'r-tS uTTre Pf0Guerr TI-IsTvr.r
ALREADY established in the mind and heart OF
every person who has witnessed the events Of
the last f.e years than any which We can
give. This, and that healthy and vigorous
spirit OF enterprise which has reclaimed the
wilderness to civilization. erected pleasant
hoa.es or every section Of our broad, prairies
and established our b. network Of internal
inp-0vcmeuts,--it Is in this we have our
assurance OF sacces this, and in the belief
that the people have not forgotten BY whom
their homes We're saved from des0lation and
-. I IL Z t--.. /.
Al questions OF suggestions relative to the
COUNTY Monument VIII be duly submitted 70
the Board and 7au contributions promptly
Acknowledged, if addressed to
GEO. L. HOCGHTON.
tD5x I7}.l Financial agent Monument AsIocistion
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-02

FEB. 27- Seaate-The house bill king
the rate of taxation for the next two Fears
and providing for defraying current exp tnses
and paying interest on The state debt was
passed. The bill to equaize assessn ents,
which the senate had amended, but to Which
amendment the house refused to agree was
reported from conference committed with
an amendment, and i. ,hat shape pass ed
1t appoints board of equalization from each
senatorial district, to meet at Sprin Pfeld
annually and st 80 DAYS, and equali4 e all
the assessments of the state. The bill 10 dis
franchise shakers from the draft vas passed.
a Gill was passed to place the propd rty OF
habltual drunkards in each county in charge
of the county judge. Mr.. Mack's railroad
bill was taken up and defeated. The foreign
insurance agencies bill was passed The
bin passed appropriating $4,000 to pay the
balance Of Illinois share to the National
Cemetery at Gettysburg. In the discussion
Oh this bill it was stated that this legislature
has voted over 100000 IN one way and
another to the soldiers. y large omnibus OF
house bills was made up and passed. Ad,
journed.
EouSe-Bills on third reading taken. up
aud large number passed. Among them:
4 bill to provide for special sessions of the
Supreme Court; bill. incorporating tLiei
detective associations; bill to require
railroad companies to erect scales at stations
and weigh grain shipped a bill making the
death penalty optional with the jury. The
report of the conference committee on TIE
bill to equalize assessments was agreed to.
y small omnibus passed Adjourned.
FEB 2sM. -.Senaie-Thc senate did little
business beyond squabbling over attempts to
reconsider bills that had been smuggled
through last night in the omnibus. The bill
in relation to capital punishment, giving the
jury power TO substitute Imprisonment, was
passed. At O'Clock the senate was wholly
demoralzed or the subjec; of order, and the
Sp eaber pronounced j, adjourned sine die.
Hoitse-The juvenile pcnitentiary bill WIS
passed. AIr Conkling offered tong series
OF resolutio IS in reference TO the death of
President Lincoln. which were adopted
Speaker Corwiu made q handsome farewell
speech, and then the house adjourned sine
die
In the Wisconsin legislature, 70 olution
has uss.ei b,fh honsas rsnuiring q . state
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HNAy SALE NOTICE NOTICE Is

/ y
Z hereby gwen, That, at sale of dslinqu Mt lard.
and town lots Icy the treasurer and exoico collector Of
La sis county and state OF Illinois for the state county
and other taxes and csss due thereon for the .6i
and previous years held the Court House. OTTAWA,
continued from day TO day In pursuance Of law, T. +.
Blower, the Goth day of June 1865, secslne tha
purchaser OF the following described lands and lots
and parts Of town lott situated in said county wit
The east half Of the east half Of thu southwest quart
Of the northwest quarter of section 10, township &c.
| range J.
Lot thirty-one of section 8, township &c. rango2
The north six Of the half OF the northeast
| quarter of section $, township 81 range ..
The north quarter Of the half and the south quar-
ter Of the west half of the north quarter Of the
northwest quarter of section township 81 range g.
The north halt and the southeast quarter of the south
vast quarter Of the north quarter section g.
ship 81, range }.
The half half of the northwest quar-
ter Of the northwest quarter of section 49, township 81
| ranges
Tie east of tine IS and the east 5
Of 4! of the half of the
west quarter Of section l5 township 81, ranges.
The south quarter of tue Southwest quarter of the
south quarter Of section Is, nhp ST. range s.
The north half Of lot o in the south half Of section 60
The west 1890 of the soBth half and rortli
half Of lot north Of the Indian Boundary in the south
west quarter of section 81, township 20 range g.
The west half OF the east half sf the northeast quarter
of the northwest quarter Of section 4, township a.
The half Of half of the southeast quarter
o' the northwest quarter OF section q, township 3d.
range4
Tie southeast quarter Of the northeast onsrter Of the
south-ssst quarter Of section l. township 49, range
The interest in and tbs improvement. the west half
Of the west half Of the northeast quarter Of section g.
township 49, range ).
The half Of the south 20 acres Of the north 50
acres o. the west half Of the southwest quarter Of
iion Is, township 80, ranged
Lot H. in t.e northeast quarter Of section s. township
| &C. rangsS
Lot. 2 and "A in block 80 in Ottawa Centr-.
! Lot g. i'll block 81, in OttBw. Centre.
Lots 4, 10, IL and L. in block 81 in Ottawa Centre.
Lot. 2, and 5, in block s. in the town of Harding
Lot O. in block ~, in the town Of Harding.
The east 80 feet " lot t. in block in the Of Peru
OF of g.. in lock in
more's Second Addition 10 Whitfield.
Lots and 5, in block !, in NaorT's Addition to
Whitfield.
And lois and Z in DaIe's subdivision Of lot s. in block
! s, in Mallery's Addition to Whitfield.
And further notice given that tho time redemption
of said tracts Of land, lots parts town lots
from said sale and his purchase aforesaid will qxprs
on the Both day OF June A. ID. 1861.
THOMAS III. CLARK, Assignee.
Ottawa March Cd 1861.
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,su.,u.ac,s.rea EmIsehooas.

.ENEufactared FnIsehooGs.
The only ezc case the radicals give for the
indicative legislation of Congress against
the south is, I'll lat the state of society there is
such that there is no safety for human life
especially of Union men and negroes. To
1mpregnate TIE pubic mind fully with this
idea, the radical papers are full Of tales
of horror from the south, reported by
anonymo Gus letter writers, not one in twenty
of whom was ever within 800 miles of the
locality in which he profesaes to see the
nerrors enacted. Here is one of fifty in
stances of the kind before us. week or
two ago the New York Tribune published
the following pretended despatch from Louis
vile:
Belle Hoover, .'likely'' colored girl, was
poisoned this morning by white man who
had bean keeping her for mistress. The
man was arrested, and gave his reason that
he was afraid the girl would tell his wife that
she was with child by him He was tried
this evening before Squire Kennedy, and on
making the above explanation, was released.
Truly, the negro has no rights that white
men are bound to respect
But the bogus despatch alone was not
sufficient. Greeley had to give the horror
special prominence by an editorial reference
to it as follows
\ white man in kentucky murdered his
csored mistress the other day but he ex-
planned that he was afraid she would tell his
wife that he had a child by her, and Kentucky
Justice was satisfied. The magistrate who
heard mis- ease was sympathetic, and accord>
ingly the murderer, one Of the Cowardiiest 1t
appears, was released forthwith. Much as
we are used to startling reports OF Southern
Justice, the case amaZeS us. As we read II
in telegram, it seems that the taking OF hui
man life in kentucky is "a matter OF as much
Indifference as the throwing away Of bad
cigar. A man commits the two worst crimes
upon the weakest and humblest of women,
and Judge, in league with the murderer,
lets him 90. As to how far the spirit Of this
hideous dispensa,ion is shared by other mag
strates, and by the public opinion Of Ken
lucky, we do not stop to inquire. The state
OF things there must be almost hopeless, if it
is possible for any other Justice Of the peace
to Sc. a murderer free on personal eXpiaua-
ton. Evidently the negro has one right in
Kentucky, which white justice hardly disputes
and tina, is the right Of being killed.
The whole story was falsehood, or rather
was a bundle OF ialsebood., from the first
line to the last, as was demonstrated by the
Louisville Corrier, in the following manner
We do not know that this lie, we should
rather have said bunch of lies is any more
worth the trouble OF denial than any ether Of
the ten. &C thousands which have been MAI
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Genial Sysleill.

Yesterday, according to previous announce
ment, the Genital System in the purchase OF
at all the leading grain points in the l. s.
Our Ottawa dealers of course had to follow
the lead of the larger cities. Hereafter,
then, the busheI goes ont OF date, and grain,
seeds, &C.. will be bought and sold by the
100 lbs. instead OF bushel. We shall have
more to say on this subject in our next.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-02

r CovgrSgIP IL GREENLAND.--1hereI IS some
thing exceedingly melancholy in the ac>
counts which are given OF ting custom o.
couctship in Greenland. Generally women
enter upon the blessed state wi h more
Willingness aud less >olicltude than he men.
The women Of Greenland are an Exception
10 this rue. 4 Greenander having fixed his
affections upon some female acquaints his
ft,..rests with t. state Of his heart. They
apply 10 the arenis Of the girl, and il the
parties lhus far agree. the next proceeding
is % appoint two female negotiators, whose
duty IT'S to breach the subject te the young
lady. The lady ambassadors do not shock
the ypng lady with Any abrupt tvowal OF
f .he lawful subJe Ct of their mission Instead
of this they lauiE oh out in praises of the gen,
tleman who seeks her hand. They speak of
the splend0r Of bis house, the sumptuOusness
| OF his courage in catching seals, and other
like accomplish nents, The lady, pretending
10 be affrontedIat these remote hints. runs
awav. tearing tile ngIets of her hair as she
relires, while the ambassadors, having got
the consent of h er parents. pursue her, drag
h4r from her co hcealment take her by force
to the house of her destined husband. and
there leave her.
Compelled to remain there, she sits for two
DAYS with dishev eled hair, silent and detected
refusing every HIND of sustenance, till at last
if kind entreatie Is do not prevail, she is com :,
PEELED by force, aud even blows, to submit to
the detested uni on In some cases, Greens
land women fai BIT at the proposal of marriage
lin others obey fly to the mountains, aud
only return when compelled TO by cold and
hunger. If one cuts off her hair it is sign
tha. she intends TO resist to death All this
saerns 50 unnatural TO us that we seek 70" a
reason Of such an apparent violation OF the
FIRST principle of human nature The ,Hreen,
land wife IS the slave Of her husband, doomed
to life of druid ery and privation, and, II he
die, She and klr CT ldren have nd resource
against starvation The marriage state is a
mi yeraile conkaion. while widoWhood is a
sill more appalling fate.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-02

FAREw #II~--Farewel Is lonely sound
and its echo has caused many sad heart
but meme would feel saddened bat rather be
greatly cbeered and beneftte by saying
farewell 10 all kinds of Soda and Saeratus
except d. b. De Land & Co.'s Best Chemical
SdlclatuSI which will scatter rays OF sunshine
and happiness in every household when
properly used, being always uniform ard
perfect
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-02

GEoRGErowy ELEcrIoN.-The city of
Georgetown, d. G, held its first municipal
election las. Saturday under tie new order
of things, ofumversal negro suffrage. At 9
o'clock the polls were opened and a rush oi
voters, without distinction of color, COM
menced. The.votes Of several colord men
were rejected because they could not be
identified, ana few on the ground of minor
ity. This action of the judges delayed the
eolord voters somewhat, requiring them to
make oath as to identity and age. Great
exertionS were made by each party to bring
voters TO the polls. Charles d Weleh, rad
zeal. the candidate of the negroes, was elected
by a majority Of g votes, over Henry Adj,
son, the present mayor, who was the conser-
v2tiye white mans candidate. a minority
of concilmeu' on the negroes ticket were
elected
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-02

COOP TH.NG.-A jokist, OF Somerset,
KY, tells the Cincinnati C6mmerciq that
the following tqok place in the Kentucky
Legislature few days ago.
"a member from one of our mountain
Counties full Of conservatism. and a strong
advocate of the Louisville y0HHQl, each
morning as he would take his seat in the
House, as business opened would co nmence
reading his favd rite paper, and about the
same moment Sc me member would move to
dispense with ia reading of the Journal and
our mountain N ember would lay down his
paper. He stood this for some time, when,
rising from his eat one morning after the
usual motion, be exclaimed at the top OF
his voice:
.''Mr. Speaker, I've sot here for MORN
a week and submitted to the tyranny of this
House. Somebody every morning moves to
dispense with the reading Of the Journal.
and I've lost every paper I've bought for a
week by It, and no man has ever moved tc
dispense with the Democrat or Commercial
AND. Mr.. Speaker, | won't stand it any
longer Mr.. Speaker
"Here the balance was lost in the general
laughter.'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-02

What nj ore can be desired to the sufferer
from 18th ma or Consumption, than the as
surance that Marsdens Pectoral Balm has
never faii4d to relieve and cure. To make
assurance IdoUbly sure, he has instructed his
agents TO refund the amount IN any instance
where il fails. Fer sale By all Druggists.
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JasgEy 90, ! g..

T'AX SALE NOTICE.-NOTICE IS
hereby given, That, at sale Of delinquent lands
aus town lots, by the treasurer ana excO collector Of
ami previous years. held the Court House in Ottawa
ia .aii county on the 25th dav OF June 4 p Is55
a i continued from DAY day, ia pursuance If law,
p ,. BRsvEE the 2sth day # June 4 D ls65 became
the purchaser Of tbs following described lands town lots
and parts Of town lots, situated in said county.
The sas. half OF ths northwest quarter OF the north
wc.t garter Of section "a. township y, ranSsl
The east ten and the fhy-hys Of the
south half Of the northwest quarter Of section -
ship 33, range l.
The ten acres Of the northwest quarter Of the
southeast quarter Of section 3D. township 81, rans-I
The e.st ten Of ths sixty OF the
half Of the southwest quarter OF section IS, township
IS, range /.
The acres Of the northwest quarter and the
east ten Of the southwest quarter Of section Is
township 81, range ?.
The Of til. hall OF the southeast
quarter OF section 81, township 81, range 2
Tho northwest fusrter 81 the southeast quarter of
section 8 township ~, range 5.
The forty the south eighty acres Of shs
north one hundred acres Of the southeast garter of Sec
tion %. township 81, range 4.
The half Of LOT is, in block 81 in the town Of
La Sale
Lot 8. in block IS. in the town of La Sale
Lot 4, in block IS. in the of la Sale
Lot 10. in block 70, in the town of La Sale
The cast half Of lot II, in block ST. in the town of
La sale.
The fourth Of lot a. in block ST. in the tswn Of
Ia sale.
The east half of lot IL, in BLOCK 1903 in the OF
/ La Sale.
Lrt I, N BLOCK lEz. III rae town OF Ia Sale
Tho east kali Of lot l. IN block So in the Ninaws Add
. iJR TO Peru
The north sixty fact OF the hund cd ten
feet Of bcsk %. in States Addition TO Ottawa.
The east haf Of lot in block IS in ssts Addition
to MENDOZA.
let 10 IN block 50, in Ottawa Centre.
Lots and s. in block S, in DAYS Addition to Ottawa
Lot .. in block q, in Days Addition re Ottawa,
Lot :, ia block l5, IN the town o! MENDOZA
Lot II in block 81 in the town of Mendots.
A.d lei . in block s., in the town of Msndcta.
And further uOce given, that the time Of redemption
of said land lots and parts town lots
frcm sail and his purchase aforesaid will sxpr-
On the twsuty-eIgkth day Q: June, 4. D. 1857.
THOMAS II. CLARK, Assignee
Ottawa, M7rch Cd. 1867.
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A Western man, speaking of the Pacific
Railroad, says it is one of the funniest
condolences in the world, that almost every
alternate section Of land, on either side Of
the road, belongs to some member of Com
gress.h
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-02

The national union state convention oil
Rhode Island. on the I'D inst, nominated
Ger. Burnside for governor. On the same
day the radical correction Of Tennessee
Nominated Gov. Brownlow
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-02

An exchange paper furnishes this crafty
Ing intelligence:
'CrwdgImpes Ap Thomas. the Welsh
bard, is coming 10 this country. He will be
received by the Llwgimntrsmsrath of New
ork, and his performance on the Qihmdah-
rurg~iiyn, or Welsh harp, will be the most
Interesting musical event of the ceason. He
IS = native e Moelgwystrnwbstwith. and his
father IS the inventor of thu Brywrw Crmslag-
siwust."
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-02

Half dozen Of cases Of trichiniasis recent
" occurred in two families named Freden>
hall and Farquerson, in Rock county, Wis,
al! resulting from eating half cooked ham
from diseased pig