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Weston.

Everybody has been reading in the news
papers during the week all about the great
walkist Weston-how he arrived at Cleveland.
at La Porte. &c, &c, and how he failed. in
his fourth and last attempt on Monday, to
walk 100 miles in "a consecutive hours stop
ping after accomplishing s6 miles of the dis.
lance, and having still hours left to make it
in; how he swore he couldn't and wouldn't do
it, DC. land how he finally arrived, on Wednes-
day night. after days walk of 48 miles over
the most yillianous road he had met on the
whole route, at Hyde Park, six miles from the
court house in Chicago, having until noon
next day to make these six miles in.
1t only remains to say, that on Thursday
morning, Weston left Hyde Park at O'Clock
and walked the remaing six miles by a little
after 10 o'clock, thus accomplishing the grand
est walking feat on record-traversing
nearly 1900 miles on foot in 20 walking DAYS.
His walk from Hyde Park to the Sherman
House in Chicago was probably the grandest
pageant ever witnessed in that city. The po-
lice and military formed hollow square
around him, in which he walked the six miles
keeping everybody on trot to keep up with
him. Some idea of the crowd that turned out
to see him may be gathered from the fact that
gentleman from this city, who was present
says that when within two squares of Weston
he lost all control of his motion, being com.
pletely carried by the crowd around him. II
was some hours after Weston entered the
Sherman House before the crowd around the
building became sufficiently diminished to
render the streets at all passable with vehicles
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Murder in Putnam County

A shocking murder was committed. on
Thursday evening Of last week. in Putnam
county, about four miles south of Peru, w.
find the details in the Peru Herald. of Thurs
day, but given in so diffuse and disconnected
a way, that we are obliged to shorten them to
make them Ineligible
It seems four men, named Aaron Sherman,
Samuel Dowhow and his younger brother, and
Mr.. Wcdgewood, had been in Peru trading
on the day named, and at evening all started
home IN Mr.. Wedgewood's wagon. On the
way difficulty arose between Sherman and
Samuel Dowhow in reference to hive of bees
that had been stolen in the neighborhood, and
the dispute ran SO high that Mr.. Wedgewood
pitched Samuel Dowhow out of the wsgon,
upon which the younger brother also got out,
and Sherman and Wedgewood proceeded o.
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THE ODD FELLOWS SocIABIE came off on
Thursday night according to programme, and as
we predicted, proved a decided success.
The address of DR. J. o. HARRIS is highly
spoken Of, not ''laborcd effort" but as a
pleasantly and well written production, showing
some OF the attractive features of the Order, and
closing with eulogy on woman-especially
Daughters of Rebecca.
The music, both vocal and instrumental, was
delightful, and contributed greatly to the enioy.
ment of the evening: the supper was excellent
In kind abundant in quantity, and put upon the
tables IN very tasteful and attractive manner.
p Taken altogether, the affair was an exceed.
ingly agreeable one,and highly credtable TO those
engaged in tat least, this is the testimony of
numerous individuals who were present
Some wretch had stolen our bran new umbrel-
lar, so that wife and self were reluctantly com.
PEELED to forge the pleasure of attending.
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A CIinCheY,

Seeing that the people OF the Northern
states from Connecticut to Kansas repudiate
negro suffrage, how does it strike fair minds
for a Congress in which the North alone is
represented to force negro suffrage, and ne
gro supremacy upon the ten Southern States
which are refused representation There
never was measure that so completely out
ragged, not merely constitutional authority
but the common sense of justice. The people
mean to see this gross wrong righted, and the
South duly admitted to its place and rights
in the Union
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FIRE AT STREATOR.-The store of Mr. Geo.
Temple, at Streator, in this county, was destroy.
ed by fire on Saturday evening OF last week.
The fire originated from carelessness in drawing
kerosene oil by candle-light in the cellar. The
gas from the barrel was ignited as a clerk was
drawing the oil, and the clerk taking fright, de-
camped, letting the oil run. The cellar was soon
filled with the blaze, which communicated with
the store above. A keg'of powder in the cellar
also exploded, tearing the building to Fragments
Nobody was hurt, but very few of the goods
were saved.
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Ottawa, oswego & F. R.v. R. R.

Remember that the vote Of the people ofthe
town of Ottawa on the question of subscribing
an additional $4,000 to the stock of the above
Railroad takes place at tine court House in OF
tawa next Tuesday. The polls will be open
from o'clock A. NJ until evening.
We have on a former occasion urged our
people to vote this subscription and we have
but little to add. Ottawa has within year
or two taken big start forward. Our convic-
ton is quite thorough that our present rate of
growth can only be maintained by obtaining
Tor our city additional railroad facilities; and
no less thorough is our conviction that in less
than six months after the proposed Fox River
Valley Railroad is under contract, the real es-
tate in Ottawa will increase in value more than
double the amount of our subscriptions to the
stock There is another consideration. There
is really no point on the entire road from St.
Louis to Wisconsin as eligible as Ottawa for
the erection of the engine houses and work
shops of the company. We have the coal
and are at the most eligible point for the re-
celpt OF iron, luihDer, &C. III OttaWa Is iipcrai
in her subscriptions to the road, she viii! have
such claim on the company in this matter as
will be next to irresistible.
We observe with pleasure that the people OF
South Ottawa are also walked up on this sub
.ect. A meeting of her citizens was held last
Saturday, and resolution adopted. request
ing the town clerk to call town meeting to
to the stock of the proposed railroad. The
town intend to take the precautlon to fix as a
condition to their vote that the railroad shall
give them depot on the south side of theriv-
bridge by which the road is to cross the
river.
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hearing Of it. started in pursuit, after having
procured a revolver, and followed him to Morris,
but there lost track of him. He ret urned home,
and was now noticed to be in great excitement
and frenzy in not, as he expressed it, getting
revenge."l
He gave up the chase for the time. and the
next morning started about daylight for his work
in the country. He was seen going out the gravel
road, and when near his fathers house, suddenly
stopped commenced crying and yelling, and
Immediately started to return home He came
running down the principal street. in South o.
tawa, shouting and tearing his clothes. When an
through the timber to the river where he was
attempt was made to arrest him, he was followed
secured and found to be raving in frenzy. He
was taken to the Jail and was locked in a cell.
Most heart-rending were his EXPLANATIONS of
feeling for his sister and his terrible cries Of
revenge against the wretch, who had not only
been the cause of life of unhappiness to his sis.
ter, bul had driven him mad Medical aid was
rendered him by DR.. Olin, and in the evening be
was taken home. We understand he is improv.
ing, and will probably not be permanently af.
fected by this fit. ,.af..,t.
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Alabama Convention.

The Alabama Constitutional Convention.
convened in accordance with the rcconstruc-
ton laws of Congress, has done up its bust
ness and adjourned. The result OF its deliber-
ations, we imagine, must be somewhat disap-
pointing to Phillips and Sumner, and TO the
ner in which the convention was elected,
mostly by negroes votes the material ofwhich
it was composed being one-tourtI negroes,
one half northern adventures and attaches of
the treedmen's bureau, and about onc-iourth
native white but in the southern sense. rene
gade" Alabamians. the tone of It's proceedings
was infinitely more conservative than could
reasonably have been expected
OF course, the vital questions before the
convention were those which relate to SUIT
irage and eligibility to office. Instead of dis
franchising ninc-tenths of the whites. as the
reconstruction acts of Congress did, and vir-
tually turning the State government over to
the blacks, the convention adopted what, for
such body, must be regarded as a remarkably
liberal provision on the subject. 1t gives, in
brief, suffrage to all male persons. white or
black, who shall have resided in the State one
year before the election, over the age of twenty
one years. eXcept-lst. Those who. during the
rebellion, in their treatment of Union soldiers,
violated the rules of civilized warfare. I'd.
Such as may hereafter be DISTINGUISHED by the
l4th article of the constitution of the United
States, (Which has not yet been adoptcd) 3d.
All who shall have been convicted of treason,
murder, or any penitentiary otcnsc; and 4th.
Idiots, insane persons, &c: and power is Civ
these disabilities in special cases. but not to
add to them.
In reference to eligibility to Office, the same
general prOvisionls adopted, except that some
Of the more important officers, such as S,.-
prcme and Circuit Judges, &c, are to be elect
ed by the Legislature.
As the above suffrage clauses will evidently
place the control of the State government af-
ter their adoption, in the hands of the white
men, the convention has thus really guarded
against placing at least the higher offices of
he State in the hands of ncgeoes.
1t is little remarkable how very quiet the
Jacobn papers are in reference to the proceed.
ings ct the Alabama Convention. None, 80
far rs we have seen, have ventIWcd to approve
them, yet they hardly dare condemn them.
We rather expect however. before long to see
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Congress.

Congress seems to look upon the IL days
from the 2lst of November to the regular meet
ing next Monday as purely sporting" days, to
be wasted in experimenting and windy talk.
The main business set down for the brief eX-
ira session was to dispose of the Impeachment
business. After some hesitation, the judiciary
committee announced itself ready to report on
Monday. The report was awaited with intense
interest, because a rumor had got out that
Churchill, of N. Y, a member of the commit
tee who at the last session had opposed i'm
parchment and thus left those on the commit
tee in favor of impeachment in the minority,
had turned over, and the committee would
therefore make majority report in favor, Of
impeaching the President Such on Monday
proved to be the fact; and the impeachers ON
the judiciary committee put in a majority re-
port. Along with their report, they present
ed an immense mass of testimony, the more
important of which is published in the large
dalies. 1t is remarkable, however, that in all
that mass of testimony, not single fact APP
PSoto sLShoVSV iOuhVotioH ioi
impeachment except few statements made
by the creature "Detective' Baker-so palpa-
bly, false, that, us one of the minority commit
tees forcbly remarks, no respectable court
would think of admitting such testimony.
On the same day, the minority of the COM
mittee consisting of two democrats and two
republicans, submitted two separate reports,
by both of which the majority report is COM
pletely ridded. After these reports had been
laid before the house, the whole subject was
laid over until Wednesday of this week but
when Wednesday of this week came, the sub
ject was not again taken up, and the last tcle
grams say, the impeachment project is losing
ground rapidly.
Several indirect votes on the subject in the
house during the week, leave no room to
doubt but that the tax on cotton will be
repealed.
Speaker ColtaX announced the standing
committees of the house on Monday Schenck,
of Ohio, is at the head of the Ways and Means
committee : Stevens of Appropriations Bling
ham of Claims Washburn of ILL., of Commerce.
Cook of Roads and Canals Little change is
made in the other committees
The question of Withdrawing the national
bank currency and substituting grecnbacks
got into the house on Tuesday, on resolution
of Mr.. Ross, of this state, to instruct the COM
mittee on banks and currency to report bill
to accomplish that object. A motion to table
the resolution was beaten by the unexpected
vote of l01 against 81. However, the subject
finally went to the committee without in
structions.
The financial debate thus started, was CON
tinued next day, by Butler who unfolded in
the house and for an hour defended his scheme
to pay the national debt in greenbacks Blaine
and Brooks attacked his scheme numerically,
and Stokes, Of Tenn. defended it.
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Ottawa, Nov. 2Sth, 1867.
HOME MATTERS.
A SORROWFUL TALE.
Mental Derangemenu OF 81 Likely
Young Man, Caused by the Unt0r.
tunatc Marriage 0fhis ulster with
n BlgamlSt and Villain. ..

That crime is on the increase in our land. is
patent to all that society is becoming more and
more demoralized, and man reduced to the mis-
cradle, selfish wretch, forgetful of all else than
this world, is fully apparent from the many evil
dences daily recorded in our public journals, and
continually witnessed all around us. Hories of
homeless, heartless and unmerciful wretches are
travelling through our country, distributing upon
every hand the seeds of misfortune, crime and
misery, and whose mission seems to be the tear
ing out and uprooting of whatever moral foun-
dation society may have left. Terrible often is
the result of their work, and among not the
least sorrowful is the following:
About two months since, young man came to
this city from Iowa, and took up his quarters at
the Illinois River House ia South Ottawa. He
soon made the acquaintance of family by the
name of Mallaby Mr.. Mallaby had daughter
and above ALL we learn, a very fine, good girl.
upon whom Mr.. Mallaby and his family lavisbed
all their love and attention. Especially was tins
girl beloved by her brother William, a young
man lately married. and of good standing. Of
course, like all cases of this kind. the girl being
young, was easily imposed upon, and was unfor-
tunately induced to marry. We understand her
parent opposed the union, and strenuously did
the brother endeavor to turn her mind from what
to him seemed u life of misery. They were mar
ried, and for month or more nothing occurred
to warrant the belief that her husband was any
~. A.. Il, L., t,J &oI Ia
to be.
Still the brother could not be rcconciled. lie
seemed to have an inward something that punt
cd upon his imagination an unhappy life for his
sister, and would not believe but that she had
been imposed upon About two weeks since the
news arrived that this wretch had u wife and
family living in Iowa. AS soon sshe learned
that he had been discovered, he suddenly depart
ed, leaving his wife at the hotel. The brother,
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FIRE Al TONICA.--A destructive fire occurru,l
at Tonica, in this county, on Friday morning OF
last week, resulting in the total destruction of
the block owned by W. ]. Wilson, occupied by
dry goods store. A building owned by j. H.
Brokaw, and occupied iewelry and auction
store, also boot and shoe store, owned by j.
Schott. The meat market owned by c. Chush-
man and dwelling, owned by }. Brdger. Total
1eas about 10000, insured for about $4,000.
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n Good House,

Perhaps there is not another wholesale and re.
tail grocery and dry goods house in the West
that has such hold ON public patronage, as the
well known house OF ID. IL. PORTER d Co. No.
IA Main street Ottawa, Illinois II has lcaped in
TO the front rank in the Mercantile Army. in one
round. This feat has not been accomplished with
out arduous labors and unremitting attention to
business, though the chef secret of the Porter K
Co. success lie. in the fact that they purchase all
their goods in large quantities, and from first
hands, and therefore, are enabled TO sel AZ figures
that will allow them the f.iutcsa margin Tor
profits, thus the buying MASSES have leaned, and
hence while other houses are connrarAtivcly de-
serted. No. "a is always thronged Their present
stock OF Dry Goods is full, and are selling very
low. And of their Grocery department. Teas.
Sugars and Coifees is unsurpassed: while their
Canned and Dried Fruits and general a. .ortnent
Of Groceries. will compare favorably with any
house in the West
Country dealers and city housewives should
not fail 10 give PORTER & Co. a call
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Impeachment.

Some one asked Judge T. Lyle Dickey the
other day, what he thought of the impeach-
ment movement now. This called out the
prompt reply: 1t is mere kettle drum, beat
to occupy the attention of the American peo-
pie while the radical politicians continue to
pick their pockets" That is what We call
hitting the nail on the head.
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Serious Fire at Morris.

We received the following dispatch from
Morris Thursday morning, but have no later
information:
NORRIS, ILL, Wednesday night, II p. "
Eds Free Irader-A destructive fire is raging
here on Washington street, and the prospect il
that it will destroy the whole block, as the water
is fast giving out b. F. KELLOGG.
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"Waier for Fire Engine Purposes."-No. 2.
Friend Osman In my communication OF the
10th inst, upon the subject caption denotes
/ laid down the principle that the city author
tiles in their improvements should be governed
by view of what future demands would require
"a capacity for steam power The experiments
with the Hydrant this week is squiHt in the
right direction; though from the present ar
engagements doubt the capacity OF the power
applied to these experiments, to make il efficient
Our city authorities should establish "A system
and work upon it, AZ means will justify, until
they have completed the work. No experiments
of a doubtful or insufficient capacity will do
they should find out what is necessary. and
adopt the best plan calculated TO obtain the OBJ
ject. In cities where they have established. O,
are establishing facilities for water purposes, such
as we are abiding to- and where the supply is
so easily acquired, as in our own city, the Hyd.
rant system is adopted This system is more
compact, less expensive, more readily brought
into service, and better adapted to fire purposes
than the cistern arrangement. Our city already
extends over a wide tract of territory: certain
distance from the side-cut Wcsty no means are
provided to protect property from fire, while that
portion from the side-out East is not quite so
badly situated, from its formation, yet efficient
in facilities for fighting the fire element. The
question liz, what is the plan to obtain the need
full capacity: My view of the matter is, that
general system should be adopted, for instance.
like that of grading sidewalks upon which the
city authorities should act from time TO time, as
means would Justify, until the work is accomp-
lshed. / would take the Lateral Canal or Side
cut us 1t is commonly called--as n central line.
Chestnut street on the West as n western line.
and Columbus street ON the East as an eastern
line; connect these two streets with the main
canal 10y an iron pipe II inches in con-
tinuning them through these streets, say Colum-
bus to Madison and Chestnut as far as desirable
to supply the want; at proper intervals erect
your Hydrants, and with the power of six or
eight foot head on the canal, I think mono will
doubt the capacity Of supplying water for the
Use OF 'Steam Fire Engines | have made these
suggestions in the hope that the city authorities
may be induced to investigate this subject in
proper light and enable them to adopt plan
that no future contingencies will require los.
of labor and expense. PId.NIx
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CHANGE or TIME--Bear in mind that on
Monday of this week quite change was made
in the time of trains passing Ottawa on the Chi
cago, Rock Island ~ Pacific X. Il. THE table
under the local head on tho first page il correct
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THE GUARDIAN ANGEL. by Oliver Wendell
Holmes. For sale by Osusn \ Hapsma,l
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-01-31
Notice in Partition,

MARGAUT OGG Frederick II. Wonder,
IVA and Lorinda Wonder his wife. Aa-
ron Nigh and Eliza Nigh, his wife, Claris-
sa Cgg, Livona Ogg, Samuel Ogg. Je-
rome Ogg, James Ogg. and William
Ogg, viii take notice that Il petit
ton was fled against them on the
3Oth day of january A D. 1867. in the
Court of Common Pleas, within and for
the County of Vyandot and State of Ohio.
Ivy Peter Brayton, and Mary Ann Brayton.
his wife. and is now pending wherein the
said Peter 'Brayton and Mary Ann Bray
tom demand partition of the following real
estate situate in the County of Wyandot
and State of Ohio, to-wit; The east half
of the west half of section seventeen, 40
township one: "a, and range thirteen Q3).
containing one hundred and sixty acres
Also the northeast quarter of the north
west quarter of section twenty, (20), town
ship and Range aforesaid, containing for
ty acres. Also lots number eight, (8),and
nine, (9(, Of the same section containing
forty acres, and also the west half Of the
northeast quarter of section twenty one.
(21). township .one. a., and range
thirteen Q3l, containing eighty acres,
and that as the next term of said
Court or as soon thereafter as coun,
sci can be heard. the said Peter Bray
ton and Mary Ann Brayton will apply for
an order that partition may be made of
said premises, and tie dover, of the said
Margaut Ogg. therein may be assigned.
Dated this 31st day of Janue1y A. D. IS
81. T. Z. GRISELI4,
Atty for Petitioner
Jan 81 St 1876
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-01-31
Notice in Partition.

NT ILTON COWGILL and MARTIN
I'VE GIBSON will take notice that pc
tition was filed against them on the 26th
day of January. A. D.. 1867, in the Court
of Common Pleas, within and tor the
county of Wyandot and State of Ohio. by
Susan Cowgirl. Guardian of Warren Cow
gill and Elizabeth Cowgirl. and is now
pending wherein the said Susan Cowgirl
as such Guardian demands partition of the
following real estate. situate in the comfy
of Wyandot and State of Ohio. to-wit =
Lots number four (4) and five %, in sec
ton twenty eight (28), township one a..
and range fourteen (l4), containing sew
enty-three acres;
Also the southeast corner of the west
half of the southeast quarter Of the same
section. containing five acres;
Also part of the northwest quarter of
the northeast quarter of section thirty
three (33). township and range aforesaid
containing eighteen acres, and that at the
next term of said court, or as soon there
after as counsel can be heard. the said Pc
titioner will apply for an order that par
tition may he made of said premises, and
for the ass gnment of dover therein.
L. +. GRISELL.
Attorney for Petitioner.
January 81. 1S67.-6W.