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The New York herald., 1867-03-15

II may be truly said that the present Of supply
ample furnish each inhabi'ant with even twice
the amount necessary for all legitimate purposes IL the
consumers would proper measures 10 prevent loss
but when the taxable community Is asked TO pay nor
dnatey for erecting works and aqueducts the upper
Hudson and the Housatopic merely TO furnish facilities
for useless 1t becomes different thing altogether
and the public may very well put the query made pro-
verbal By the late Artemus Ward, "Why this thusf'
Before closing II may be well 10 mention that re-
form needed In the matter Of collecting water rents
The power Of establishing water rates should be vested
the Croton Board for, matters stand, those
who consume the most pay the least rroporonae share
OF the tax There ways by which the water rent
s now collected One In accordance with the provisions
Of the Stale law, by which levy Is made in accordance
with the number OF feet front and Of the stories OF
building no regard whatever bsing paid TO the amount
used therein. Tho other, called extra rent" IL by or
dnanco Of the Common Council, under which the water
can be cut Oh for nonpayment AZ well might the tax
be levied In accordance with the color OF building or
the style OF the furniture therein by tho present
mode; Tor house OF three stories may contain one
family OF six, or ten families Of each and Of course
more or less water viii be used ns these numbers may
vary, though the building and the tax remain the same
In each case Let reform be Introduced In this matter
forthwith, for II 10 most earnestly required.
The New York herald., 1867-03-15

reservoir viii be about three hundred acres The O.
pacIiy Of this reservoir will be three billion three hum
sand eight hundred and lfly gaions Thecost Of
che work will DO $500 00o Tho contracts have already
completed at the close Of the year 1893
From what has been said above will be readily
thai every precau'ion being akcn BY the Department.
prevent In the future any inck OF supply the city
even if the increase Of population In the metropolis
should exceed BY far the ratio contemplated The
present OF furnishing fact Of them
selves amply sufficient for introducing inso the city
enough for the wants Of twice lis present inhabitants f
the alarming waste could be summary stopped for IL Is
from tns cause alone that nny fear need be sppre-
hsnded The squednct from Csoton iIakc Is capable OF
conveying hIiher daily about sixty millions OF gallons
This the capacity of the work for permanent every
swenty four hours though, put strictly 70 the test
moro than this quantity can DO forced through II. Al
the OF the burning of Mr. Chttcndcn's property in
Broadway the remen made compliant that the force or
sufficient TO supply the apparatus engaged
sn sobduing the confagration Al this time, however
lions Of gallons Of water every day, the extra two n
Hons being through daily about that time by way
reckless waste Thai oocurs every twenty.four hours
therefore, there would have been no lack oi material
rss n ia fsc, nothing a. compared 10 the quantity
daily allowed 70 uscesIy into tho sewers from man
uAocres, dwelIlues 10, which quantity s estimated as
high twothrds Of the whole bulk received per diem
careful csslmnte says that twenty mions Of gallons
rus MO the harbof diurnay Ioss % the honest end
g ssS ~ s ssy sss s's Sss
= tho metropolis.
Considerations such as these have led 10 the inquiry
A,w circulating among thoughtful citizens whe'her II
thIs reckless extravsRance ID the msuec OF water be
furA permitted there will net be degree Of incon
veniA mot Of suffering, experienced BY thoss who
have right 70 demand sufciency OF the nuId Tor al
nscsessv purposes Many susgesti0ns have been msds
n this rA Vsrd but the almost unIvsrssl seatiment ap
pssrs TO re that the water should Be measured ana
charged for cccordns n the quantity ussd The waller
metre nay have tendency 70 stop The wAStc; but ar
neulfy win doubtless b. experienced n the seIectonl
eaa q tne two hendrsd and forty already patented of
ere which win combine the rsqusee Of accuracy dur
eaisy and chaapne II 10 imbceeibls 70 give fhA prs.
The New York herald., 1867-03-15

Two Fights Coming OF mt the Same Place
A Match Bctwccn Dooncy Harris and
Tommy Chandler, and NliIl Between
/ Deviue, the Chicken. and Johnson, Uf New
York, A Fight In YoIo County, &c. Nsea 4
The New York herald., 1867-03-15

s,rrr, m MA~AcHusrrs Ion "Wednesday anevnoon noon
=. "a es,v named Moore, living st south panver nans
su-c"u ~ ~. snparentlv win no cause for The acI
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-25
Suffering for Food.

Strange as it sounds, because so unusual in
this country for whole districts to be suffer
ing for want Of the common necessaries oflife,
there are other portions of this land besides
the afflicted south where they are suffering for
food. A distressing cry of want comes from
Southern Minnesota and Northern Iowa. A
Chicago paper says:
From Cerro Gordo, Kossuth Worth, and Win
nebago Counties, Iowa, we learn that great deal
OF suffering exists among the new settlers who
nave located there under the homestead law The
old residents have divided with them until the
SOCKS OF provisions are well nigh exhausted.
,Duouque has been contributing literally to re-
neve Immediate suffering, and the exchange of
that city has decided % advance loan for their
1urther relief. There is need of more help from
other sources
FROM the southwestern part of Minnesota the
cry ior 1000 pnd aid to enable the getting in of
crops Is emphatic, and should command active
sympathy. From Martin County II is estimated
one-third of the population will be able to pass
through the season without assistance another.
third will need assistance, but can give security
another third can give no security, and reouire
donations. All who have means have shared II
literally with those who have not. A corresnon.
dent of the ST. Paul Press writing from Tennas.
sen, Martin county, says: There are families in
this town that have lived on nothing but ruta.
bagas for weeks; others on nothing but little
corn ground in coffee mill; while two-thirds
have not bit of meat to eat" They cannot yet
wild fowl, for they have no ammunition, nor
morcy to get it with. These men lack seed. and
unless they are aided to food and seed must
starve or suffer seriously The land is good. and
with a little aid and a good season, they NAV
quickly become independent
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-25
judicial Election.

On Monday, the third day of June, which is
one week from next Monday, an election takes
place in this as we'll as number
of other judicial circuits in this state, fol
Judge of the Circuit Court, as also for Clerk
of the Supreme Court in this (the third Grand
Division.
For Circuit Judge it is understood that the
Hon. f. s. LELAND, present incumbent (by APP
pointment Of Gov. Oglesby) is the only candi-
date in the field. As he is in every way most
competent-much above the " ordinary in
fact, mot put too fine point upon it, "an
excellent, most noble judge" his election in
any contingency is one of those inevitable oc-
currences that are all the better for being in
evitsble.
For Clerk of the Supreme Court the nomi-
nee Of the republican convention at Mendoza,
Major WOODBURY. S. TAYLOR, of Kane County,
is also in fair way to go over the course with
out competitor. From what the papers say
of him, we Judge that he is altogether very
proper man. The only prejudice we had
Hiu uTOsc lIOIll tItc UnaIlIleT III WHICH
he whipped out our friend Hough, in his own
convention. 1t looked shabby to walk into q
convention that Hough had gotten up with so
much pains, and steal the nomination from
him right un'ler his nose" But Mr.. Taylor
had the advantage over Hough of having
"fought, bled and died." &c.,-an immense
advantage, as all our soldier candidates before
republican conventions in this county can tes-
tify-Stevens, Calkins, &c. Maj. Taylor, we
learn by an exchange before us served as Lieu
tenant and Captain in the Sth Illinois Cavalry,
and one year as Chief Commissary of the
Cavalry corps of the army of the Potomac.
His services extended from the first advance
on Manassas in 1861, through the peninsula
campaign, to Antietanl, Fredericksburg, Get
tysburg, and all the intervening cavalry opera
tons, being an officer on Gen. Pleasanton's
staff for three years. He is lawyer by pro-
fession, at present member of the firm of
Jones, Bundy s. Taylor, of Chicago.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-25

The fashionable world Ut Now Orleans has
suffered . severe shock. A young, beautiful and
accomplished lady suddenly became mother
without having gone through the formality Of
marriage Society Wa scsndalized. but in con-
sideration Of her youth, beauty and fashionable
ness, forgsve her, and crowded in to see the
dear babe" Unhsppilys although never expo.
sed TO collar heat, II wore 1.-THE shsdowd livery Of
the burniShd SUM-" The lady had played Desde'
mona to an unknown Othello. Society fed in
horror; there was no forgiving an offense 10
Maek.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-25

A PERTINENT IxQurRy.-The excitement In
Chicago, among the laboring men, in regard
to the eight hour question, has attracted .
good deal Of attention. Speaking on this sub
ject the Cincinnati Enquirer makes pertinent
inquiry in the following extract: ~m
III tho lsboring men Of Chicago were only
blacks, they would have the support and protec.
ton Of tho Freedman's Bureau, which would
regulate the differences between them and their
employers 10 suit their wishes. But II We have
Bureau TO take charge Of the interests Of labor In
the South, Why should We not have 1t In the
North Ought not white men to be ~ much OBJ
iects Of care and consideration - negroesf Win
the Radical organ tell usw
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-25

Us. Notwithstanding to Washing.
ton dispatches the forthcoming treasury state
ment for the month Of May will not bear the
roseste hue Of previous ones. Instead Of a
reduction. Of the public debt, it will show an
increase, and very material fsllingo6 in.the
internal revenue receipts. which will not ex.
coed el5, 900 900. An increase, however is an.
ticipated in June, when the income tax is due,
and confidence 10 felt In the ability Of the
treasury to meet Ill accruing obligations, not.
outstanding the ieavy drain to keep up the
expensive military establishment at the South,
the sole object of which, It may be truly said,
Is to convert them into republican states.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-25

How IT WoRxs.-The spite legislation Of
congress, - illustrated in the tenure Of ef.;ce
bill, 10 yielding its fruits. A number Of ,eve.
nue. officers have been accused of swindl;n,
transactions and attempts have been made 70
effect their removal. But the President hes;
tates; for he rightly enough says, ifhe accede.
to the opportunities which call for the removal
he will be accused of violating the tenure Of
office act' and this will be used against him as
further ground for Impeachment. Millions
Of public money now pass through the hands
Of men who have given no bonds Of any art
to the government, because the Senate refused
to confirm the Presidents appointments. and
he 10 prec'uded by the law alluded to from
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-25
Soldiers Orphans Home.

The trustees, constituted under the act OF
the last legislature of this state, to select the
location and provide for the erection OF a
Home for the care and education of the chill
dren of deceased soldiers of this state, have
accepted the bid made by the little town of
Normal, near Bloomington, to the great dis
gust of Springfield, and several other places,
that claim to have made better bids by SEQ,
600 than that made by Normal
Provision has already been made by the trus-
tees for the reception of children of deceased
soldiers, and q circular invites all those hav-
ing such children in charge, under IA years of
age, to take the necessary steps Il. send them
forward The application must be made
within four weeks from the Goth of May,
through the clerks of the several counties, who
will report to the Secretary of the Board Of
Trustees, Col. John M. Snyder, at Springfield.
The state appropriated $4,000 towards the
erection Of suitable building and the endow-
ment Of the proposed public charity; and it is
understood the trustees propose to spend the
whole Of the $4,000 in the erection Of the
building, depending ON the bonus given by
Normal, and beyond that upon public charity
or future appropriations Of the Legislature for
the maintenance Of ths. institution.
On the general subject ofthis proposed state
charity . contemporary remarks with much
good sense, at it strikes Us:
:" How many SOLDIER orphans there may be
in Illinois is not knowa. It il safe to assume
that more than one-half Of them have relatives
or friends who win prefer to provide for them
rather than permit thesn to be reared in char.
liable institution, BY Whatever name it msy be
called. Of those who viii be placed in the
institution, the majority, in Eve years, will
leave it to make their own way in the world.
In five or six years, all the soldiers orphans in
Illinois will be young men and women, with
homes Of their own, OF with the capacity to
make them. About the time the fifty thou
sand dollar building shall be finished. there
will not be any use for it. The wisdom OF this
legislative proceeding would therefore seem to
be about on par with the wisdom Of most
other proceedings which the legislature last
winter engaged in"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-25
Current News.

1t seems the last laid cable of the Atlantic
Telegraph has ceased to work, and that ell the
dispatches are now sent by the cable that was
| laid in 1865, broke, and was afterwards taken ND
| and spliced. The difficulty with the new cable
is but short distance from this end. and as soon
as the weather is sufficiently settled to admit Of
| it, the cable is to be taken up and the trouble
remcdied.
Postmaster General Randall has decided TO dis.
pense with the publication of the list of uncalled.
for letters. 1t will hereafter be posted upon bul.
ietin boards ut the various post Offices and such
papers as desire then prin, it.
The jacksonville Journal learns that the other
day dog got into the sheep fold of General
Singleton, near Quincy, and destroyed four hun
dred dollars worth of his valuable South Down
sheep. With hydrophobia and sheep killing, dogs
are pretty generally becoming nuisance
JEFF. Davis and family spent few days at Nor
folk on Tuesday last, and re-embarked for New
York, making that city about midnight on
Wednesday. Rooms were reserved for him at
the New York hotel On Saturday the party
repaired to the residence Of Mr.. Chas. O'Conor,
Washington Heights, on the Hudson river.
which they left on Tuesday for Montreal, where
quarters have been secured at st. Lawrence
hall.
1t turns out that it is not true that the great
merchant prince, A. T. Stewart, returns no in.
come this year. In the published returns for the
18th Congressional district, n. Y, Stewart Is
down at $7s6,s62, James Gordon Bennett At
fl77,1S John Anderson t''solsce" tobacco) a.
e61. 1921, sc.
The Jon<sboro Gdseae says: The Hog Cholera
is prevailing 70 an alarming extent in and around
our town. xr. W. Patterson and several others
have lost nearly every hog they had If the dis
case il not checked ss once, scarcity in the meat
department viii ensue.
George Bancroft, the historian, has received tho
sppointment Of minister 70 Berlin, In place Of
II. Wight diseased.
NJ. Heath, Gen. Sheridan's new mayor q New
Orleans, is threatened with the summary loss Of
his Official head for having decided that theatres
Gro not compelled to sell tickets 10 negroes.
Gen. Sherman returned to St. Louis on Satur-
day, from Fort Stark, Kan He 10 reported 70
have said We can have IN Indian war or not -
We choose.
4 serious riot occurred 1t the radical conven.
ton ct Brownsville, Tenn, on Monday Of last
veek, three negroes and two whites having been
shot
The Mayor. and council Of Selma, Ala. have
been removed by Gen. Swayne, and new officers
appointed and installed.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-25

JUSTICE TO GEN. PorE.-Most persons, who
read the papers during the great rebellion, viii
be sbls to recall the bembastic despatch sent By
Gen. Hs1leck to the War Department utter the
evacuation Of Corinth BY Gen. Beauregard In
1852. stating that Gen. Pope, who pursued the
neeing rebels, reports having taken II. 900 pris
oners." The report vas pure fiction, and IL
vss put down - another piece Of Gen. Popss
braggsdociA II turns out however. from tho
ofsciA correspondence between Pope and Hail.
leck at the time (which 10 now published,) that
Gen. Pope never made any such report to Gen.
Halleck, and that the Action in the despatch
was . pure invention Of the latter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-25

Horace Greeley has written sharp letter 10
the Union league, in reply to their call for spec.
iai meeting to consider the question Of bis having
become bondsman for jeff Davis. He arraigns
q, snem ~ narrow.minded blockheads, who would
iake to 10 useful to great and good cause, but
con. know how, and dases them to . square.
stand-up fight.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-25

DR. WALKER, the Oculist and Aurist. Of Chi
esgo. may be consulted at the Geiger House. OF.
tAwa, on Saturday, June 1st, from O.. NJ, TO
6P.M.
He has removed his Office and dispensary TO
AcVicker's Theatre building, Chicago. where hs
has superior accommodations for the reception Of
patients, and all modern appliances for the treat.
ment Of diseases Of the eye and ear.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-25

Messu. Editors-Some scoundrel down abont
Peoria has been shipping fsh here for some time
to sell at auction, short in weight IA No. mack.
erai: in kits containing 10 Ash. which retail here
$l.66; while said kits, am sorry To sav. hsvs
been sold to some Of our merchants for rs D. T.,
lots Of 20 kits. Keep your eyes cpcn WV, t,a ~"
buy Ash in packages, |i JrsT, u s"a'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-25
Farm Ridge.

NToHl our correspondent, may ~
Farmers are now in the midst Of corn plant
ing, and but for the recent rains, many would
have finished this week. Notwithstanding the
many complaints of o backward season. wheat,
oats and grass look remarkably we'll the high
prices which wheat has been commanding during
the present year. and the farewell taken BY the
ehinss huge two years since, have PROBABLY caused
more wheat TO be sown in this neighbOrhood than
before for the last six ysaza. -.
TRUIT.-The eject Of the uniformly. cold,
backward ssajon having been 70 keep mutt trses
back, the prospect for N abundance q all kinds
Of fruit Was never better.
TABLKAUx, &c.-We understand the ladies Of
the Episcopal church are designing 70 give IN
entertainment at. the Farm Ridge Seminary, on
Friday Evening. the 8lst inst, 10 consist Of
tib'sour, music, So. They know how, and viii
make pleasant evening for all who may see 1T
TO attend. J. Its
INPoRTANr.-One Lucins B. Hinmsu, Of Con.
necticut, formerly . rssident Of this town, and
we'll known - an attorney ct the Farm Ridge
bar, and IN immense land spsculator, especially
in city property, announces BY telegraph and BY
mail that . number Of persons. among whom are
Hon. E. Baldwin, Judge Hinman and Others Of
this neighborhood, arc heirs to the wealthy and
we'll known Jennings estate Of Eagland. He an.
nounces by telegraph that Mr.. Baldwin IL the
choice Of those claiming 70 b. heirs 70 represSnt
them On the other side Of the waters, and asking
his acceptance Of the important missioa reposed
in him. Mr.. B replies BY mail that he win 90
eept By retarn he is informed that his letter
hsa arrived one hour too issa. and that another
psssea bed sssa dispatched, TIE scQuisition Of
the great wealth. OF any fractional part Of It, II
judiciously used, l. matter Of great Importance
70 L. Sale county, since II anounts % several
hundred millions Of dollars. f..
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-25

making other appointments; and defaulters
and scOundrels Of all kinds are secure in their
places by the same law until the Senate shall
be pleased to meet and act on their cases.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-25

Mrs.. Harriet Beecher Stowe, sister Of Henry
Ward Beecher, has become member Of the Epis-
copal church.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-25
Railroad Meeting.

The citizens Of Seneca and surrounding country
held their third meeting with regard to the Chi
cago and Plainfeld r. r., on Saturday evening,
May 1S, 1867. VIM. H. Underhill presiding
Richard z. Morgan, acting director and chief
engineer Of the road, made short address and
presented petition to be signed by citizens Of
the east half Of the town of Manlius, calling for
an election to decide whether they would take
thirty thousand dollars stock in the road on the
conditions embraced in the petition, subject to
the approval Of the legislature. The petition and
its conditions were discussed by Messrs. vaughy,
Miller, Nixon, Hossack, Jackson and others, and
on motion Of ]. S. Porter, Esq, the executive
committee were authorized to call such election,
TO be held at the Central House in Seneca, be.
tween the hours Of 10 o'clock A. n and o'clock
p NJ. of Wednesday, May 80, 1867. Mcssrs. Jno.
Gray and L. Waterman of Nettle creek, were
present, and made short addresses to the effect
that Nettle-creek would undoubtedly take twenty.
five thousand dollars stock in the road
A vote of thanks was rendered our worthy
President for the able manner in which he had
conducted our meetings and the interest he had
manifested in the success of the enterprise. A
vote Of thanks was also rendered Richard J.
Morgan, Esq. m ..+o
Adjourned subject to the call Of the Executive
Committee. WIN. H. UNDERHILL, Pres.
H. L. HOssAcK, Sec.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-25
COUNTY NEWS.
Seneca.


| From Correspondent, Nay sIs
| For the last two weeks there has been l;ttle or
no news, excitement or sensation, except that the
many complaints of dull times, which we were
subjected to during the two or three weeks pre.
vious, have passed away in great measure, and
we again see the usual business activity revivinr
and gradually increasing Grain dealers are get
ting goodlysamount of business, considering the
condition Of the roads, busy season with farmers,
and the recent decline in prices
Merchants are shipping large quantities of
produce received in their line of trade and in re-
turn getting large stocks of merchandise of every
description. 50 <'e '--'-
PETER FETzLR finished, some two weeks since
his bowling alley, adjoining his boarding house,
which proves itself to be very useful, judging
from the large and respectable patronage which
ne is receiving. The exercises are conducted
with the utmost decorum, and it rarely occurs that
a ball is permitted to be rolled after 10 o'clock
P. NJ. We understand that he is going to fit up
first elias ice cream saloon in connection, which
will make gay retreat for the young and fes-
i've during the hot summer evening.
IMPROvEMENTs.-Wes see several new build.
ings going up, and hear of many others being
under contract
NEWPORT WATSON Il Bro. got to work in
their new planning mill about two weeks since,
and have been crowded with business ever since
Mr.. McGETRIcK is raising and UNDERMINING
his store house, and building large addition
thereto = IT A#En.
ALIEN. VAUGHEY has just finished and is now
painting his new store house and dwelling which
makes decidedly the best and most pleasant room
m town, and We expect every day to see new
stock Of goods arrive to fill it. ..,.,