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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-16
The Markets.

The GENITAL system drags SO heavily at Chicago
that there is serious talk of giving it up Most of
the transactions at the warehouses and in the
board of trade continue ~ he made on the basis
of the bushel. The Times scolds and saws, "the
members of the board of trade lack the
energy and industry necessary to master the
philosophy and details of the new system, and SO
they prefer to hang on to the cumbersome and
>low-going system which was invented by Noah's
Sreat-grandfathers grandfather's great.crand.
father, a thousand years before the flood, and
been used and admired by every old foggy from
that dav to this Ottawa. of course follows
whitherscerer Chicago may lead in this matter
Thus far the GENITAL is not named in our trans.
actions.
There has been very little change in the gen.
eral tone Of the markets at the leading CONNER.
c'al centers though if anything. there has been
stitching up of prices, and in few instances.
some speculation and signs of fevcrishness in
~heat-notably so at Chicago.
In our own market there is no change to note
except an advance of few cents in corn. Tho
weather has been so abominable during the week
that business in produce has been virtually sus.
pended.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-16
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

Gold closed r week ago at 134s and on Thurs
day. a week later-closed 1T 134s,' The vara-
tions during the week have not exceeded = per
cent.
The financial reports for the week. from nearly
all the commercial ccntcrs, may be- embodied in
few words Business continues dull and slug
gish, although in nearly all departments slight
improvement is noted. inevitable with the OPEN
ing of the spring business. But the anticipation
of a dull spring trade among jobbers generally is
universal. Money is more active" but there is
no stringcno y-nothing h indicate the close al.
vent of that rushing to the banks and kiting for
temporary loans that always accompany season
of brisk and heavy business.
There is no Disgusting it, the prospects for the
spring business are not over encouraging And
the general inquiry is, why is this SO? 1t is not
contraction Of the currency, for that is no great
,r than it was year ago when the spring bust
ness was heavy. We believe that the depression
in business is owing to outside of the cur
rcncy. 1t is taxation. People are only begin.
ming to feel the burden Of the heaviest taxation
probably now laid on any nation. They are be.
ginning to economist. Taxation has made every.
thing dear, and people are learning to do without
Dry goods jobbers are beginning to sell less be-
cause the people are learning to consume less.
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New York Market.

NEW YORK, March H.
fluur-'rhe market is 1Oa25c better, with good
inquiry. Sales at $500 1925 for superfine state
aud western: Sl0.30a1l.40 for extra western;
Sll.WGl2.15 for choice do, and $12l0a12s0
for trade brands, market closing quiet and
scarcely SO firm.
Whisky-Quiet and steady at 32c, bonded re-
ccipts.
Wheat--None in market and 3a5c better,
closing quiet and scarcely so firm. Sales at $40
ior inferior Chicago spring: S2.40 for No. . Mil
wankee; $2.43 for small parcel do, and S999q
% Tor white Califolnia
Rye-A shade frmer. Sales. western at 81 &c
Barley-More active and frmer Sales at ST.
Tor state, and $l.l5al.24 for Canada
Corn-The market is active and excited at 3f
ic better. closing scarcely 50 firm. Sales ut ST. 70
Oils for mixed western. in store; xllsi.M
l.l9 for do, afoat, and $l.27 for white western,
closing at sellers Of mixed western in store at
Sill.
Oats-The market was more active and lace
better. Sales at G4W6oc for western.
Sugar-Dull and heavy. Sales at l0l ,ql1l.c
for Cuba.
Nolasscs--Quiet. Sales New Orleans at $50 I;
90 hhds centrifugal at 43aJ0c; Porto Rico :,Sc
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-16

NOIlCE-ls hereby given. That, ON the 9TH day Of
February 4. b. 1871 the undersigned executed to
John A. ock two certain prmssory notes for the at
five hundred dollars EACH payable respectively IN and
two wears from date secured 10y mortgage real estate
VI even date herewith and recorded page 90 OF Book ~
Notice hereby given, that said notes aud morgagc
given without good end valuable consideration and that
IL the collection 81 the tho undersigned has just and
equitable defence aud all persons nrc warned against pur-
chasing or having any thing 10 q. with the sane.
JOHN uoGABO0M
Ny n. W. DEwrY, his Attorney.
0ltsws, Ill, March Q, lsJ, -iw
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~. Louis Market.

ST. Louis. March a.
flour--Low, and medium grades very dull
choice firm, market unchanged.
Whe0t--I1igh grades advanced; club $i05Gf
S4liper Genital choice fall S5l00S5.l3'.,.
CornBuoyant and higher: Sl.isOSl.6i.
0ats--Drooping. $l,040S2O2.
Proyisions-Ncry firm. Moss Pork advanced
s2lj00$22 Bulk Heats Bacon unchanged
Whisky--Dull; s., l3S214.
Hogs Brisk S6q$1lA.
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Farmers 4 Transfers Attention!
ItAILat r. Tn0RNES cos, sud eso,rdSe the Ot
~ Coll,r let Just r,cci,ed :11 fer ssl. low, de2
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rayD GsEST.fwD Conf r,sble Dwelling Houses. st,in.
ted sas FOX River for particulars enquire % N,nh
,.ilsA Drcsnhpr lh.-u
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-06-14

OF this statement was not familiar TO all
frontier's-men, it might well be ques-
toned. But Estimating the overland
through the same figures as that by
steamer, and We have SIS, 100000 as
the minimum estimate on the same
number of passengers. But the facii-
ties for cheap and rapid transit furnish
ed ty railroad always vastly increases
the amount of travel with the same
population. The difference between the
numbers who would take an ocean
steamerof prairie wagon and mod
ern paface car, with its luxurious state
rooms, where the traveller eats and
sleeps almost as comfortably SIS at home,
may be as great as the difference be-
tween the numbers who were jolted
over the mountains in an old-fashioned
stage coach and those in an Express
train between any two great cities.
Then, is it not safe TO say that this
through, travel will be at once doubled
on the completion of the road in 1870,
and, with the rapid increase of Pacific
Coast population in the next few years,
more than quadrupled! Is it at all ex-
travagant to assert that the Through pas
senger business during the first year af-
ter the first train of cars runs from
Omaha in Nebraska to Sacramento, will
be worth twenty-five million dollars |?
When to this we add half as much more
for its ,edy passenger business, and more
than as much more than both for its
freights, expresses and mails, etd, are
there not the best reasons in the world
for believing that the Union Pacific
Railroad will be one of the most profita-
bic as well as one of the graudest works
of modern times?
THE SECURITY AND VALUE OF IT'S
BONDS
We have made these calculations that
the public may have some brief data of
facts from which to form their estimate
of the value of the Union Pacific Rail-
road Company's First Mortgage Bonds.
Besides, men of the greatest railroad
experience in the country have shown
their confidence in the stock by liberal
subscriptions, and their stock must be
subordinate to all other claims. But
there are stronger proofs of the secur-
ity and value of the First Mortgage
Bonds than any We have named:
!. That for the safety of the country
as well as national economy the road is
indispensable.
I'd. That by an Investment of about
fifty millions in Second Mortgage on
the road, the Government practically
guarantees the principal and interest on
the first Mortgage.
The Company now offer a limited
amount of its First Mortgage Bonds,
bearing six per cent. interest," payable
semi-annually in coin, at ninety per
cent. This interest, at the current rate
of premium on gold is equal to nine per
cent per annum on the price for which
they are now offered. The company
expects to sell but small amount at
this rate, when the price will be raised,
and like all similar bonds they will fin
ally rise to a premium above their par
value The subscribers to- this loan
will not only have the advantages of
very liberal interest and very safe Sc
curity, but will also have the satisfac-
ton of having assisted in the construc-
ton of the greatest national work of the
country.
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General News Items.

The registry of voters in Alabama is e1-
pected to amount to $4,000, about equally
divided between whites and blacks.
The Presidential party returned to Wash
ington on Saturday evening. All express
themselves delighted with the trip.
The cholera is reported to have disappear
ed from nearly all paris of the world.
The wheat harvest has commenced in
Georgia, and the yield promises to be
abundant.
Minister Bancroft has received his in-
structions, and will leave for Berlin next
week.
Forty-six hundred emigrants arrived at
New York last Monday The arrivals now
average about twenty thousand a week.
Hiram Powers, the American sculptor, who
has lived in Italy many years, writes to a
friend that he will visit the United States
this fall.
Unofficial but Trustworthy advices. re-
ceived by the Austrian Minister at Wishing
ton, lead to the belief that MaximiIian will
be permitted to depart unharmed from
Mexico.
At Syracuse, N. Y, boys are fined S. or
Ten days in the Tenitentiary for Jumping
''on and off, the cars while passing through
that city.
John Morrissey, the illustrious democratic
pugilist, gambler and legislator, has bought
Mr.. P. 7. Barnum's 8 residence near Bridge
port, Connecticut, for $65,000
The Emperor Napoleon has presented a
fine telescope, valued at $4,000 frances, to
the Catholic University at South Bend
Indiana
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Two MILE CANON,


TCoIERAbo, May 1, 1867
Eds. Jouranl:- About the Fl rst of April the
warm. sunny, spring dayscleared the valley
of the heavy snows4sndz there is now the
finest grazing feathe cattle and fine prospects
for the late crops. EARLY crops will not be
raised unless We except the grasshoppers
which are Matching by the million and will
be ready to emigrate about the first ofJune,
SO that corn, oats, potatoes and late gardens
will flourish and prosper. Planting Will
begin about The twenty fifth Of May. There
was some wheat sown last fall and if the
grasshoppers spare it we shall have good
crop. At all events there is wheat enough
in Colorado to last another year. The best
of flour is selling at 800 per hundred weight,
cheap for the west.
Gulch mining is starting up brisk in all
direction. Old works that have been idle
since 1860 will pay now, for money is scarce
and living cheap. A young miner Of our
acquaintance, washed out twenty-five dollars
in two hours from Gold Run, one day last
week. Four mile Run, usually clear,
lively stream, has for two weeks past been
sluggish stream of mud, made so by miners
sluicing for gold. The Gulch mines are poor
mems gold fields because they can be worked
with very little capital. A side cut is made
from a stream above the place of digging, and
the water turned into it. The water is made
10 pour over fall into the hole which must
have an outlet with fall back into the stream.
As the water pours over, the workmen dig
the earth loose and the force of the water car
ries it off. As it runs away it passes through
the sluices, which are boxes made Of thin
boards, the bottom from 10 to 16 inches wide
and the sides or 10 high. There is false
bottom, with holes in it and stats tackled
across it so that the water makes a ripple
In this sluice is placed quicksilver, which
from its weight seeks the low places and
rests against the Stats. AS the dirt washes
through, the gold sinks by its weight and is
brought in contact with the quicksilver, by
which il is held. After day or two washing,
the bottom of the sluices is scraped and the
quick silver and gold gathered in pan, wash
ed clean, placed IN retort and the gold separ-
ated from the quicksilver by heat.
The shipment of gold for the week ending
TUESDAY May 18th, was 5 $l9 600 currency value.
We saw the other day, at the banking house
of NJ ssrs Warren Hussey d Co. very fine
silver brick, which was taken from 300
pounds of ore from the Bethany lode near
George Town. The brick weighed 1857
ounces and is valued at $20I ,OS in coin.
W w n
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-06-14

Maximilian still lives. Particulars of his
Aual defeat show that his army was sold out
to the Liberals for a sum amounting to about
$4,000, by General Lopez who is represent
ed as bosom friend of Max, and the work of
treacbery was arranged SO completely, and
carried out so successfully, that Max and his
entire force, bag and baggage, were handed
over to Escobedo without hostile shot being
fired. Maximilian however acted his part
heroically. He sent his sword to Escobedo,
stipulating that he should not be subjected 10
insult, but awarded the consideration due TO
a prisoner-that if any one must be shot, he
should be the first led to execution. Up to
the latest advices, no execution had taken
place. Escobedo says that $4,000 prisoners
are secured, including 13 general officers and
800 officers of inferior grade.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-06-14

A frightful accident occurred at Philadel-
phia on the 9Th A steam boiler in a manu-
featuring establishment exploded, demohsh-
ing the whole building which was five sto-
ries high and over $50 feet deep. The boiler
had been complained of as not being in good
the mill was stopped to
order; at p. m.
pack the piston rod. The hands WEI
around idle, and some had gone home when
the explosion occurred. Considerable dam
age was done neighboring houses by flying
fragments. As soon as possible the work of
getting out the dead was commenced. Thir-
teen persons were taken out, six of whom
were dead. Two who were alive when ia
ken out expired shortly afterwards, and five
are at the hospital badly wounded. 1t is
thought twelve others are also buried in the
ruins.
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Local Embellishments.
United States internal Revenue
TAX APPEALS,
NIsEa ss.9 COLtEsEI0s .s DlsrnsE o = OHIO, 4,

I DONAhlo CfaNAofu OOuutyp AAy 1oOfs
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That the Lists of
IN valuations and enumeIations Of property and
income. subjs sct TO tax under the Act to provide
Internal Revenue to support the Government, to
pRyintsrsst the Public Debt. and for other pur-
poses," approved June Both, 1854 ss amended BY
the Act Of March 81, 1885, and as further amended
by the Act OF July 18Th, 1865, Is amended b y ths
Act of March I'd, 1857, made and taken By the sew
ersi Assistant Assessors # said Collection District.
in Sandusky County, viii remain open for examina-
tion BY all persons interested for the space of ten
davs from the date hereof at the Office Of JOSEPH
r. BARTLETT, in the city of Fremont. between the
hours of o'clock A n. and O'Clock P. n.
And after the expiration Of said ten days, so-Esf
on the 18th dsy of June, 1851, will receive at my
Office in Bucyrus, snd Determine all Appeals in re-
latiou to errone or excessive valuations emu
nerstioDs made and taken hy said Assistant Assess
ors in said Coupty Of SaDdusky: u.
All Appeals to the Assessor. Aforesaid must, be
made IN v1ftiDg and specify the particular cause,
matter or thing respecting which decision is re-
quested and state TIE ground or principle of error
complained of. JAMES LEWIS.
21W2 Assessor 9th District Of Ohio.
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SEALED PRoPos-

.1N 4Ls win be rscsit ed by THEo. CLAPfs Clerk
Of the Sandusky County Inafmary, up to June 17th,
1867, for Physician and Surgeon for one year com
moncing June 18th, 1857. Sand Physician and Sur
geon to visit the Inhrmary at least once . week |;
also on the call Of the Superintendent or Directors
to attend all CASES snd furnish AL medicine for the
inmates of said Inrmary until the expiration Ofthe
year (23w2) THEO. CIlAPP, Clerks
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HsTRAY-TAKEN up ON THE

~ 26sh day of May, 1867, as strsy. IN Madison
To-. Ssudusky county, Ohio, by the subscriber, one
cream colo ed MARE COLT, supPoscdito to be two yFs.
DID, with name shsared OF short andEight bind foot
white. No other marks or brands pefssiysole.
Nay 80, 1857. vi robiAs CAIRNS
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NOTICE-To STEPHEN ENTs


! miDger, William Entsmimger, Luke Entsning--
or, Peter Plants, Alice NJ Plants Stanton Huffman,
John Timmons -and Martha J. Timmons: You ara
hereby notified that Dsnie Baker, Administrator of
theasstate Of Abigail Eutsminger, deceased, on the
"A day of May A. D. 1867, sled his petition in the
Prsbateeourt within and for the County OF Sandus-
by AID State OF Ohio, alleging that thspsrsoual es-
tate of said 20 pay his debts
and the charRes Of adpinistIAtipg her estate that
she died seized 1asee IN pi8 ofsths fOlsoRing de-
sc-ibed real estate situate IN said County, to Wit -
The south part Of the south half Of the southsaak
quarter Of Section twenty (2ol Township I've 10
Range thireen l3)- containing thirty 40 acres Of
land be the sane more or less also the following
psiee parcel Of 1ssd SbeEiunns a the northeast
Of the south half Of the northeast quarter Of
Section nftEenty7ninsI f291 Tow1shjnavs 81 Range
thirteen (tS). thence west eighty t80) rods, theme
east eighty e0) rods thence north twenty 2O) rodh
to the place of beginning containing ten l0) acr
Of land The prayer OF said petition Is for the sale
Of said lands for the payment Of cebts and cost Of
standardization. Said petition viii be for hearing on
the 18th day 6f james "A d. 1857 sl1st
..r- - DANIEL BAKER, Admins
21r3 By L. GREENE / SoN, His AttAysA
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TIFFIN wooLEN MILLS.

GTRAYED- From the farm of Jere-
- mish Gibbs in Riley Tp, eight miles norm az, o.
oood size and full throat latch When last seen was
on the Pike east of Fremont, June 10. A liberh re-
ward will be given for the recovery or informeuon
leading to the same, Address, JOHN hOhniSON'
24ws BallYille Tp., ssnsuSEJ Co.
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uANTED-AGENTs FOR HOL.

w LANDS New Work, entitled CHRIST and
THE TWELVE, or Scenes and Events In the Life
of our Savior and His Apostles. By DR.. j. @. Bol-
-. anthsr of 60 Life of Lincoln" Timothy Tit
lah-, a. With ele1ant illus trafiOns
combs Letters" o. ---ss, A work of
steel by the 6rst artists in the agiA "
This character edited by the we'll known and fayor
;te ,ntbor Of . Life Of Lincoln" /" Timothy Tit
combs Letters, &C., will Be wanted in every Chris
tian family, and cannot fail to meet Win trge
and rapid sale. Agents already In IN nelo sre
nov publisled sells SO rapidly. Largest commits
sion given to Agsnts. sor terms and tsI:ilofy ap-
uly to or address q. C.J0HNSON fuonsnei,
2lml No 90 West 9TH st., C,neinha",
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N o oTICE E

TO FARMERS AND GRAIN
L DEALERS. Having sold our Elevators to J.
L. Rawson Co., parties holding our Receipts for
Grain will please call at and get an order
for the delivery Of their grain. Particular atten-
tiou is called to the old Wheat Recsps Of 1862 1893
1884 and 1866. l.. Rswson & Co. having given rs
notice stating that they will sell said wheat IL not
called for and taken away. lie. ANSDEE
Gen. Agent Of late Fremont Warehouse Co.
Fremont, June II, Js67-24w3.
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&llS4l6O00

$ll8,4l6O00
equal to cost of nearly $40, 900 per
mile, which is believed to be aliberal
estimate. This does not take into the
account the value of the right of way
and material, the stock subscription al
ready paid in or to be paid in the future,
or the present discount at which the
bonds are offered, as they are expected
soon to be at par.
The interest on the Bonds is more
than provided for by the net earnings
of the various sections of the road, as
they are completed. On the 505 miles
on which the cars are now running
west from Omaha, the receipts for the
first two weeks in May were $113, 900;
and as the road is extended towards the
great mining centers, the business in
freight and passengers constantly in
creases--and as their can be no compe-
tition from rival roads, the Company
has full power to charge remuneratiye
prices.*
PROSPECTS FOR FUTURE BUSINESS.
1t needs no argument to show that
the traffic of the only railroad connect
ing the Atlantic and the Pacific, and
passing through the great mining re-
gion, must be immense.
Although our annual product of the
precious metals is now officially estima-
ted at 500, 600, 900 per annum, vast
ly greater sum will be obtained as soon
as the Union Pacific Railroad opens the
way to the golden regions of the Rocky
Mountains. Now, the difficulties and
cost of communication are 30 great that
none but the very richest veins can be
worked; but with cheap transportation,
hundreds of thousands of hardy miners
will successfully develop other miqes,
that, with less costly working, will be
even more profitable than the average
of those now in operation; and the bus
mess of this constantly increasing min
ing interest must pass over this road.
The records OF our shipping offices
show that not less than $4,000 passen-
gers now annually travel BY sea between
the Atlantic ports. and San Frau
and these reckoned at $50 each (about
one half the steamer price, would pro
duce a revenue of 81, 100000.
The overland travel is even greater.
In single year, toVenty-seren thousand
teams, comprising vast number of en-
igrants and travellers, departed from two
points only on the Missouri River on
their westward journey. If the truth
: The price of freight by teams from the
Missouri River was formerly twenty-five
cents per pound, or $500 per ton.