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FROM EARLvILLE.
Terrible CONGRATULATIONS Large
buildings and contents, in the business
Hco.t OF the town, destroyed!

EARIvIILE, March 2S, 1867.
On Friday evening. March 22d., the attention
of every inhabitant Of Earlville was arrested by
the cry of fire" and the events of the night
painfully reminded us of the fact that the fiery
element like some mem makes much better
| servant than master. The fire commenced its
| work of destruction about 3 o'clock in the store
occupied by A. b. Conklin, and ragged until II,
destroying IL large buildings, together with ii
large amount of dry goods, groceries hardware,
household furniture, dc, and rendering "a fami-
lies houseless. Nearly the entire business portion
OF the village was consumed, and had it not been
for the persisted efforts of the citizens the list OF
sufferers would have been largely increased
The occasion of the fire was an attempt to draw
kerosene by lamplight The lamp being provi-
ded with patent BURNER" was without a chin
ney. and its flame ignited the flowing oil. The
following is correct statement. az nearly as can
De ascertained at present of the losses and in
surance:
l.. Hiscock, 81, 1000. Insured $4,000.
II. Y. Mckinney, $500 No Insurance.
Robinson 4 Kinkead $5.3;3 Insured 81, 600
Robinson u Edwards, 5000 " $500
DIR. ID. NJ. Vosburgh, $500 " $4,000
II. p. Wattles. $4,5O0 Insurance, $1,000
Luther Beal, 81 900. No insurance
Wirick & Leyson, $4,000. Insurance, $1,000.
j. s. Bliss, $4,000. No insurance
V. Wirick, sl.sOO No insurance.
Y. Dissmore, $1,000. No insurance.
ORourk Il Bro, 500, No insurance
A. B. Conklin Il Co., $4,000. Insurance, 81, 600.
f. l.. Larkin, 5000 Insured.
j. Haas, $4,000. Insurance. $4,000.
VIM. McGregor, $500. Insurance, S3400.
David Town, $500. Insured
j. }. Poole $1,000. Partially insured.
W. f. Hazel, 81 200. Insurance, 900
II. A. Vanriper $2 900 Insured
II. A. Christy, 5000 Insured
NJ. g. smith, 5000. No insurance
Z. w. Brown, $1,000 No insurance.
Graves Il Simison $500. No insurance
A NJ. Schmidt, $1,000. Insurance, 81 900
VIM Nanderventer, $3.50 No insurance
Mrs. r. B. Smith, $500. No insurance.
W. Il. Haight, Esq, escaped with small loss
in damage done ~ Office fixtures. His safe,
" Fire King" the weight OF which is six thous-
and pounds, endured the fra like the Salamander
OF old. and delivered up its contents uniniured
on the following day. 1t has since received
coat of paint, and is again doing guard duty
over it, contents of bonds, mortgages greenbacks
and other valuables. Fourteen families lost
large par: of their household furniture Clothing,
&c. and great amount OF damage was done BY
the nasty removal of goods from buildings ada
cent 70 the fire.
In conclusion, must not forge. to mention
that class of people who. in the time OF the fire,
so unhestatingly put forth helping hand, and
helped themselves 10 dry goods, hardware,
paints, oils, harnesses and such other articles as
would crafty the avarice Of the most heartess
and inhuman biped- that enjoy the boon OF OK.
istence. +. II. II.
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u. s. Collector.

The President has appointed, and the SEN
ate confirm d, the appointment Of Col Charles
NJ. Hammond, of Wilmington, az u. S. Col
lector of this district, in place of Capt. Long
worth, whom the Senate refused to confirm.
Col. Hammond commanded the Tooth Illinois
regiment in the late war, and won proud
reputation as an able officer. The difference
between him and Longworth, personally, is
nothing-both are excellent men-but politi-
caly it is Just this,--that Col. Hammond is
and always has been an out-andou democrat,
while Capt. I.ongworth was conservative re-
publican. The Senate has a high respect for
democrats, but is merciless and implacsble in
its hatred of any republican who trains IN
any but the ultra radical ranks.
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Confirmed!

The telegraph dispatches in the Chicago
papers yesterday inform us, Of what indeed we
had had an intmation before hand, that the
l. 5. Senate has reconsidered its rejection of
Quincy ID. Whitman as L. S. Assessor for this
district, and has confirmed his appointment.
This was righteous act. and gives us another
grain of respect for that body. Mr.. Whitman
made good officer, as he was good soldier,
and.his rejection simply out of spite because
he, was appointed as "a conservative republican
over radical was too small business for the
senate to be engaged in
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-30

METROPOLITAN HOTEL PEoRlA--We Oh.
serve by circular before us that our old friend,
J. B. Peckham, formerly Of Utica in this county,
mer partner, in the Metropolitan Hotel at Peoria,
and now has sole control of that fine establish.
ment. Mr.. T. is model landlord, pleasant, cour-
teous, honorable-everybody feels at home with
him and always feels comfortable assurance of
liberal and gentlemanly treatment in the creek
oning,' which is always an important item in
stopping at hotel. In short, travellers whiting
Peoria, will miss it if they fail TO stop at the
Metropolitan
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-30

Another military district is needed, and
another State showed OF; Of the Union to
make it. The coal regions of Pennsy lvania-.
ochnylkill and adjoining counties, are ut pres
ent so filed with crime and violence. that the
people have actually asked the General Gov.
eminent TO station military force among
them The laws are more faithfully and rigid-
Iy executed in every southern State TODAY
than they are in large portions Of Pcnnsylya
nia and Ohio. Yet, troops are sent to Tia,
south, where order prevails, and northern
,tates that are unable to suppress violence and
lawlessness at their own doors, are heapinp in.
dignities on the south on the false assumption
Ihat lanlessncss prevails there.
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MENDOZA ITEMS.

Mendoza having been Incorporated, by an act
OF the late legislature city, holds election
on the 9th Of April for Mayor. Aldermen, etc.
If not very large city now, Mendoza is grow
ing one, and will be bigger than some other So
called cities enough.
The city enjoyed pleasant treat. ON Monday
evening, in the shape of All exhibition by tn,
members of the Union Literary Society of Men.
dota Academy. Ii was the Second Annual EN-
hibition of this society. The entertainment
consisted Of original essays, orations, decama-
tions, and the reading OF paper made up OF
short and spicy contributions by the members,
The exerciseswsre also literally interpreted with
good music. The Mendoza Academy is now I'M
der charge of the Rev. Geo. A. Hutchinson, al
able and experienced teacher.
There has been some excitement lately over
rumor that the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy
r. h. Co. are abou. to erect general repair shop
and round-house AT Mendoza. rendered necessary
by the contemplated removal OF the machine
shops OF that company from Aurora TO Chicago
Tho Ill. Central and Burlington Company are
about to commence the erection of 5000
passenger house at Mendoza, rendered necessary
by the demands for more room in consequence
OF the large transfer Of passengers freight etc,
daily at this point.
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Ingyatitude,

No occurrence of modern times has been so
protcntous as the recent demonstration OF the
African in South Carolina. On the occasion
of a grand negro celebration in Charleston, in
honor of the emancipation proclamation, such
noted rebel leaders as Wade Hampton, Gov.
Orr, &C., were invited to be present and make
speeches; and they went, and talked good
hard sense to the negroes, whercupon, 'credat
Judarus!" these negroes not only voted in a
body that they would petition Congress
and the President for the pardon of their late
"massas," but that, when they the said ne
groes) shall have been duly invested with the
elective franchise, they would vote in body
to send their late massas to Congress
''Here's richness" Have not the radicals
been laboring these six years--havc they not
spent six billions of treasure and the lives of
half aimillion Of white men to secure to the
African at the south the enjoyment of the
elective franchise : and has not the sole object
Of it been to create a party in the south that
should be able to out-vote the proud white
Southernor and send radicals from that quar-
ter to Congress? And now these negroes for
whom such enormous sacrifices have been
made, turn against their northern friends and
propose to send back to Congress the men of
al Others whom the northern radicals most
abominate! History records no ingratitude
like this.
lafn for a tl,nf
The very bottom plank of the radical platform
the REIMBURSEMENT of the negro of the
south that a Union party" may be built up
there strong enough to vote down the "rcbels'
what becomes of it! The old "massas ."
make speeches to the negroes at emancipation
celebrations, and then lead them up to the
polls with as much 'ssng froid" as Massa-
chusetts lord of the loom leads up his opera
tives. Consequence--thc bottom plank of the
radical platform drops out. Negro suffrage
in the south will never do :. The big Tribune
says these negroes in South Carolina are no
better than copperheads and traitors; and
seeing nine-tenths of all the better class of
negroes in the south, remained true to their
masters during the rebellion, what hope is
there that they will desert them now?
What is to be done If the great radical
party can no longer labor for negro equality
and negro suffrage, because these negroes, like
the viper warmed into life, only turn to sting
them, what great object is left the party
of great moral idea to labor for! The plat
form, we respectfully suggest, should be amen
ded, so that, instead of laboring to bring about
universal negro suffrage at the south, the
aim be to give suffrage only to such nc
srOes as shall vote the radical ticket.
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Ing, and got up very good ticket. Alexander
Vaughcy is the candidate Cor Supervisor and
ought to be elected, for he is good man, quail
fled in every respect to fill the Office well. A
republican soldier, who was crippled in the SER
vice. was placed on the ticket for Clerk-Mr.
Lynch; and it is said the republicans viii also
place him on their ticket, which hope they viii
do, as he is good man, and as the election is
now held here, the clerk ought to reside here.
GREAT EXCITEMENT.-On Friday the appoint
ment of S. Burwell a1sI ost Master came. About
dark they ventured to let it be known. Saturday
morning circumstances started in less than
four hours l53 names were subscribed, represent
ing all shades of politics and religion Dr. Jack
son can console himself that he was supported
by a large majority of the citizens of Seneca and
vicinity. Mr. Burwell has been trying all win
ter for this chance rget. his "bread and butter"
RAIL ROAD MEETrNG.--In passing the popu-
lar drug store of DR.. jackson, our attention was
attracted TO notice posted for "a Rail Road
Meeting to be held at Armour's Hall, on Mon
day evening next, TO consider the subject Of the
contemplated Rail Road referred to in our last
Let there be full attendance.
Two little boys Of Mr. John shawl.in Brook
field were bitten short time ago by dog
supposed to be mad. Able medical assistance
was Immediately procured, the wounded parts
cut out and cauterized and the boys sent to
have mad stone applied. Medical men think
that no virus was left in the wounds, as suf-
ficient time has elapsed without any indica-
tions Encyclopaedia in either case.
We consider this good connection in
which to recommend the propriety of shoot
ing stray dogs.
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CITY MATTERS.
TO Mechanics. Day LabOrera and Clerks.

Paying house rent Well, how long ave YOU
been paying it Perhaps for five years and yet
now no nearer home of your own than when
you began. And the money that You have paid
away would have bought you lot and built YOU
home, and paid your taxes. Next TO paving
| an eIorbitant interest, nothing will keep mau
poor like perpetual rent paying.
, II is quite probable. from the projected i'm.
provements, that in less than ten years from now
the population of Ottawa will be doubled, and
small part of its real estate greatly increased
! in value. If men Of small means expect to get
home here, there never was more favorabl.
time than now. Lots from halt mile 10 a mil.
| from the court house, can now he purchased
| for one hundred dollars end upwards Manv
owners would willingly sell on long time and
low interest to one who would make an improve.
| ment. To man who is earning eight or ten dol
lars week, how much better when they can
raise fifty dollars to start on, to begin with that.
and put up shanty kitchen; and keep on build.
ing and paying for his lot TILL lat the end say of
two or four years, he has invested what he would
have paid for rent. BY that time. very likely he
will have a comfortable dwelling, "a propert,
which has increased in value. He will have
| small plants and vegetables, well shaded spot
in summer, and an attractive place which he can
call his own. Let him, however, pay rent he ii
not az well housed, is left poorer has moved
twice in five years, at the cost of drayage and
breakage of eight or ten dollars each time
He gets no benefit from rise of property or
srowthin population. On the contrary, these un.
considered items crowd him further and further
out of town or in poorer and less eligbl dwell
ings
Many mechanic in Chicago, by buying 10,
has made himself rich i'll ten years time. In
cities we could name, we know of Germans
who have bought lots on the edges of bluffs or
rayines, worked them at odd spells, till they have
proved sources Of revenue. They have gathered,
year after year, bushels on bushels of garden veg
etabcs, bushels of rich grapes, whose vines all
the summer Through have covered their rustic
homes with n graceful and most useful drapcry
of green. The small outlay at the first is that
which is most felt Then come the returns OF.
toll, sweeter aud richer year by year. Such prop
erty owners build one another up. They make
each Others homes more valuable We know of
mon in Ottawa who did not feel able to pay rent
now owning houses which arc worth one to four
thousand dollars A man can afford to walk ten
minutes further to his work il he owns II home.
POLICE MNTrERs.-Thc police records of the
last week are exceedingly dry the only case 70
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-30

The squabble over the post Office at Joliet
has ended in the confirmation by the Senate
of Mr.. Leach, the presidential appointee who
the radicals were determined should not have
it. The radicals got into such muss, how
that the Senate got disguised and ended the
squabble by confirming Mr.. Leach
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young man in New Britain, Conn, while
trying to kiss young lady, on Wednesday even
ing, was hit in the eye by II knitting needle
which she had in her hand, and which broke
short Oft in the socket above the eye ball II was
subsequently extracted by physician.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-30

There was an eclipse of the moon this morning.
1t wac not success generally speaking. 1t took
place both too late and too early for the conven-
fence of reporters, and it has caused very little
comment in the papers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-30

The young Lord Belgrave, grandson of the
Marquis Of Westminster. if he lives to inherit
his patrimony, will be the richest man in the
world. The present income of the property is
said to be 81 ,OC0 day. Ten years hence it will
be twenty times that amount
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-30

The New York board of health has issued n
circular warning the public OF the probable APP
proach Of the cholera this summer and urging
the Legislatureto provide for suitable quarantine
regulation.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-30

The New Orleans Picayune, while examining
its mouth with strawberries, exults at the
approach OF blackberres, cantelopcs and peaches
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POLICE M>rrEns.-Thc police records Of the
last week are exceedingly dry, the only case to
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-20

IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY LIMTs.-One hun
dred and sixteen permits for building and i'm
proving property were issued from the Building
Inspectors Office during the present month. A
handsome building is to be put up on the north
side of Chesnut street, above Sixteenth, which
is to be 245 feet front and 80 feet deep also, one
on the south side of Spring Garden street,
below Broad to be 20 feet front and IS feet deep.
One OF the largest stone houses in the city is to
erected on the north side of Arch street, above
Third, which is to cover the whole of the lot
OF ground now vacant. Rev. d. d. Lyden, a
resident OF Germantown, has taken out permit
for the erection of a dwelling and school'house,
at Evans and Hancock streets, to be 1877 by SO
feet; also Tor the erection of a sChoOl-house at
Centre and Evans streets, A by "a feet. An
addition OF 80 by ia feet is to be made to the
factory at Mascher and Putnam streets; and Il
shop, 81 by 100 feet, three stories high is to be
put on the site of one recently destroyed by
hre, at the northeast corner of Twelfth and
Brown streets. handsome school-building,
80 by 66teet, ls to be put up on Ludlow street,
east OF Thlrty-slXth, in West philadelphia
Carpenter street, from Fifteenth to Sixteenth,
and in the rear on Morton street for the same
distance, is to be entirely built up. On Els
worth street, west of Twentieth, thirty houses
are going up, and on the same street, between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets, an entire low of
neat dwellings is to be erected. Alarge num-
Der OF buildings are to be built on Fifteenth,
Sixteenth, and Wharton streets.
1t would be well, in this connection, TO state
that the ordinance directing all persons erect
ing buildings within the city limits, to have
means provided to carry the refuse from the
houses into the sewers, Is being carried into eff.
feet. The Chief Engineer and Surveyor is now
preparing to appoint twelve licensed agents, to
be distributed over the city, under whose
especial charge all sewer connections wh
hereafter be made, thus preventing the imper
feet work and consequent inconvenience auC
damage to property which, in many cases
heretofore occurred The Surveyor in eacl
district will also have especial supervision o
the work, and keep record OF each sswer con
nection,
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New SEwERs.-Councils have by a special
ordinance provided for the construction of the
following new sewers:- From the east side of
Front street, upon the open channel of the
CohOcBsink creek Canal street,, to Laurel
street, thence on Laurel street TO the Delaware
river; one on Minln street and Montgomery
avenue, from old Camac street to Sixth street,
on the open channel OF the COhOCksnb creek |:
one on Ninth street, from Berks to Norris, ou
Norris to Eleventh, on Eleventh to Diamond,
on Diamond 10 Twelfth, on Twelfth to Dau-
phin, and on Dauphin to Sixteenth; one
from the river Schuylkil to Federal street,
thence on Federal to Eighteenth street,
one on Norris from Ninth to Memphis: on
Memphis to Palmer, and on Palmer to the De.
laware river; one on Forty-third street (Alill
Creekl, from Oak street, to ntersect the creek
below Pine street; one on Broad street, from
Clearield street to Ontario; on Ontario to near
Seventeenth street; sewers on Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets, from Vine street northWard
to Spring Garden street 10 relieve the intersec-
tion of Eighteenth ana Vine streets; sewers on
Twelfth street. from Christian to Shippen, on
Eleventh street. from Christian to Washington,
on Washington avenue, from Broad to Seventh
street, to relieve the flooding at Twelfth street
and Washington avenue; sewer on Front
street, from Reed Ito Federal street, on Front
and Dickerson streets to Moyamen-
sing road, to relieve the iutersec-
ton of Front and Reed streets; sewer
on Thirteenth street, from Pennsylvania avenue
to Jefferson street; on Locust street, and from
the river Schuylkill to Nineteenth street; one
on North College avenue, from Twenty-fith
10 Twenty-fourth street, thence to Oxford
street, and from oxford to Ridge avenue, with
branch on Twenty-s9cond street to Ridge avenue;
sewer on Walnut street, from Thirty third TO
Thirty-elghth street; one on the Darby road,
from Thirty.nnth street to Mill creek; one on
Lancaster avenue, Thirtyseventh, Warren and
Thirty sixth streets, TO FIlOert street.
The ordinance provides that after the plans
and specifications are prepared for these cul-
verts, sealed proposals Tor the construction Of
the same shall be advertised for, and that the
contracts for the same shall be awarded to the
lowest bidder
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ASSISTANT QUARTlERMAsrER's OFFICE, }

PROPOSALS FOR FORAGE.
Sealed Proposals will be received at this Office
until II o'clock M, TUESDAY, March 49, 1867
for furnishing this Depot with Forage for a
period of six CO. months commencing April /,
1867, and ending the Both day of September,
CORN, OATS, HAY, AND STRAW
for the use Of animals in the public service at
this depot, or at any other locality within sixty
(6O) miles of the city OF Philadelphia, when
required.
Ali grain to be of the best quality. Oats 80
pounds to the bushel; Corn, 81 pounds to the
bushel; Hay of the best quality Pennsylvania
Timothy; Straw to be Rye, of the best quality.
All subject to inspection prior to delivery.
Proposals will state price per hundred pounds
for Hay and straw and per bushel for Corn and
Oats, delivered at places of consumption in
such quantities and at such times as may be
ordered. (Ihe price to be stated both in words
and figures
Each bid must be guaranteed by two reSpon-
sible persons, whose signatures and residences
must be appended to the guarantee and certi-
fed to as being good and sufficient security for
Five thousand 10000 dollars, by the United
States District Judge, Attorney, Collector, or
other public officer.
The right is reserved to reject all bids deemed
unreasonable, and no bid from q defaulting
contractor will be received.
All proposals to be made out on the regular
forms, in duplicate (Which will be furnished on
application at this OfIice) and conform to the
must accompany each proposal.
Envelopes to be endorsed proposals for
Forage" Bidders requested to be present
at the opening of the proposals. BY order of
Bvt. Brigadier-Gen q. H. CROSMAN,
Asst. @. M. Gen. u. 5. Army.
HENRY w. JAMES,
Capt. and Asst Quartermaster,
3lSU Bvt. Major u. S. Army