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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-08-17

j. NJ. FRENCH's GREAT ORIENTAL Circus
AND EGYrTIAN CARAVAN will iexhibit in this
city on Saturday, August Gath. This establish
ment is complete in each and every particular,
and possesses all the requisites for furnishing
the public with gratifying splendors, novel re-
presentations, elegant and refined acts, all in one
entertainment, and in a rapid and well organized
programme. The IRENE de Ia Creme of equestr-
"a correct exposition of Aboriginal customs will
be presented with all the collateral aid of Gus
tune, ornament mountings, trappings and other
insignia. See Advertisement. ..
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-08-17

NEW KEROSENE LAMP.-Mr. j. H Mason,
who is at present stopping at the Galloway
House in this city, has shown us Kerosene
lamp which strikes us as having important ad-
vantages over any we had yet seen. These ad-
vantages are: first, burner so arranged that it
can never get hot near the oil, thus avoiding all
danger of explosion; I'd, an arrangement for
lowering the light to any degree without filling
the room, as the lamps now all do, with gas and
smoke; 3D., ease of lighting or extinguishing the
lamp; 4th, perfect arrangement of the wick, SO
as to keep it always smooth and trimmed and
9th, admirable arrangement for fastening and
handling the chimney. The burner can be at
tached to any ordinary lamp. Mr.. Mason is here
solely to sell town or county rights for the use
and sale of his burner, and as we regard it as a
most valuable improvement, we really hope the
right to vend it will be secured by some one in
this city. fr.
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MarrirD.

In oaWl tho 9Th s;, by 4. D. Smith, Esq, Mr. JAS,
LfARY to BRlDfETL LEE.
In Ottawa judy 22, sGi. ~ A, b. Rm.th, ESQ, PETER
JOHNSON aud CAROLINE OLSON.
In this citv Aug lItl by O Leavens, Esq, GEO u. kEN
NEY To Miss MARY j. DAVIS,
On same day By the somo, PlINF c. GEERS to Miss JANE
J. OANis-all Of the town otFretdous r,
On the 9TH inst, by Arthur Lockwood. Eslr Mr. JOHN f.
2EsplNG to Miss MARIA LEE both OF ottawa
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-08-17

Persons desiring to purchase pleasant house
will do well to notice advertisement of house and
lot for sale by J. J. Dickey.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-08-17

BEFORE POLICE MAGISTRATE GRAHAM.

James G.. Scott was hauled up on Monday for
drunkenness and disorderly conduct in the street
on Sunday, for which he was fined 50 and costs.
Thereupon the marshal also preferred the grave
charge against him of having resisted "The
People," in the person of their representative, to
wit, the MARSHAL and threatening to shoot him,
and to smas!, his head to smithereens, &c. Fined
$l7 and costs Not having the wherewithal to
settle these various little demands he was turned
over to the tender mercies of the street super
visor to "work it out"
Same day James Carey was brought up for
Scheying's saloon, spoken of elsewhere Fined
81 and costs.
BEFORE POLICE MAGISTRATE LEAvENs.
Aug. 10th-Mrs. Salina Cadwalder was ar
raigned on the complaint of Mrs. Julia McCar-
thy, for using towards the said Julia abusive
and insulting language, calculated to provoke a
breach of the peace. Both live, we believe, in
the salubrious quarter of the city known as the
Corner" formed by the canal and side-cut, in
9th ward, where disturbances of the peace are
the more grievous on account of the infreauency
Of their occurrence. Salina was fined So and
costs.
Aug 12th-Wm. Smith, hailng from the cas-
sic city of euphonious name-Hardscrabb bble-
came to town on Saturday night and launched
out in a comfortable drunk Resuming the en-
joyment on Sunday morning, he became a little
too boisterous to suit the marshals ideas of a
proper respect for the day, and was calaboosed
On Monday he was arraigned for the offense,
and having no satisfactory defence to offer, was
fined $8 and costs. This sum was vastly in
excess Of the balance on hand in his exchequer,
and he was committed-to await the orders of
the street supervisor.
Aug. 13th-Douglas Streeter was complained
of by Henry Cavalry for darkening peeper and
causing him to See stars in day time,--an offense
for which Streeter was adjudged to deserve pun
ishment to the amount of So and costs
Aug. 14th-Samuel Rees picked up by the
marshal in state of beastly intoxication. Had
come in from country with $44 in his pocket
When found by marshal had but S2S. Didn't
know what became OF the rest. Had started to
go to Philadelphia Fined $5 and costs, which
left him but a trife over $50 to prosecute his
journey with.
Aug. lG.-Geo. Bristol complained of Daniel
Murphy, living "across the Feeder" for allowing
his swine to run at large. Mr. Bristol complain
ed that he had fine patch OF early potatoes and
sweetico destroyed by his neighbours hogs
worth $50, and he meant to put stop to the
nuisance Murphy was fined So and costs
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-08-17

Meets nrst Thuday In each MONTH In Dr. j. Psuls build
Ing. Donation. OF birds and pctrfacons sOlcite
D. Paul. President. W. W. Calkins. Secretary.
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EASY ENoUGn to have your ha,r changed to
it's natural color, if you use 'Barretts Hair Re-
aforafiyen ....
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-08-17

MAGNOLIA WATER-A delightful toilet ar
ticle-superior to Cologne and at half the price.
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The Horse Fair.

Everything is lovely and the goose hangs
high" for the Grand Horse Fair which opens on
the Fair Ground near this city next Tuesday,
August Goth. There are already fifteen noted
horses from Wisconsin, Missouri, &C., in town,
and the Secretary has information of a dozen on
the way. Some hunters, the other day, discov-
cred camp near town where several splendid
racers were being kept and trained for the fair
evidently with view 10 have it unknown until
the last moment that the horses were present
But aside from this splendid array of famous
horses from distance, thereswill be very large
display of horses from La Sale and surrounding
counties-a region boasting of as fine horse-aesh
as any quarter of the world
AS to the attendance of spectators, we expect,
from the interest felt all through the surround.
ing country, that it will be the largest crowd
ever seen in Ottawa. We saw $4,000 people on
the fair ground at horse fair at Ottawa seven
years ago; there is no reason why the number
may not be doubled next week. The attractions
are certainly greater, and the preparations alto
gether better and more complete. We have the
assurance of the managers Of the fair, however,
abundant provision for all. Seats have been pre-
pared for we know not how many thousands in
close view of the track, and dining halls are
going up sufficient to feed an army. to say moth
ing of the large provision made by our hotels to
meet the exigencies of the occasion.
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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-12-26
Y Aaron Burr Defiant.

When Aaron Burr returned to
New York city to pactice law, after
his voluntary exile. ii Europe, he
found the late Rev Jedediah Burch.
ard, then d celebrated revivalist,
holding series Of protracted meet
ings IN his family church. He stten.
dcd from habit, always went late,
and disturbsd the scrvicos BY attrac.
ting to himself tho attention Of the
audience on account OF his infamous
notoriety ~ the man who shot Alcx-
ander Hamilton, and who had been
tried for treason. Mr.. Barchard re-
soived TO rebuke him openly. The
next Sabbath he came In and 00t
about half way up the aisle; the cler.
gymsn paused in hie discourse. and
pointing - Colonel Burr. said, in the
most scathing manner, You hoary.
headed old sinner, TN appear against
yonat the day Of judgment |" The
proud, defiant old man, standing
erect = ever, with that perfect COM
posuro which never deserted him. and
6xing hie Ono gray eyes on the oc-
eupant Of the pulpit replied, 1Mr.
IBurchard, have observed through !
long course Of professio experience,
that the very meanest class Of fsriini,
nalsare those who turn States en-.
deNce. 4.
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Senator sumner engaged 70 lecture
10 Davenport, and the Young Mems
Association there went to considera-
ble expense to SECURE him an audi
ence. He failed to fulfil his engage
mont, and Association sent him !
bill tor their losses. The Senator, ii
return, sent them manuscript copy
of bis lecture-sArs we . Nation?.
Tho Mt. Pleasant Association, whom
he also disappointed, aent in their
bill Mr.. Sumner replied, asking for
10 detailed statement Of expenscA and
thus the matter rested atsth~ time Of
'our last advicos. Sumner and Wen.
dell Phiilips have both treated lows
very shabbiiy. and u will IS soras
time bsfors either ofthoM % vsstored
- his foesner ataNiiinx II tAo estina.
ltioa 81 consides1bJs aumhsr q -
psepis. ie
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Iowa Press.

y 1h
We have received from Gen. Ed.
Wright, our popular and efficient
Secretary Of State. circular letter
containing the number, name, and
stains, Of every newspaper in Iowa,
from which We learn that the whale
number is l48. OF those, l43 issas
weekly additions, 2 eemi-weekly, 2
tri-weekly, 16 daily, and that los arc
Republican, and 80 Democratic. 2
Neutral, 4 "People's Party Histo.
rical, l>Agricultural, l Educational,
3 Temperance and l Loyal.
We obscrve that the General has
failed to credit Ottumwa with the
,'Irish Harp" sprightly newspaper
devoted specially to-, the Fenian
oanse recently established hare.
The small numler ofpapers in com
pariaon, supported hy the Iowa De-
mncracy is anything but . compli>
mcnt to heiriHte'iigence, and genera
information. Tut then we suppose
il We had moro papers taken ~ ths
Dcmocracy, we should have fewel
democrats, and we have barely enoagt
left in Iowa ~ Il Is, to illustrate th,
folly OF political depravity.
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/ DEFINING Hrs PosIsI0N. Tho
Iowa Falls HentiHel 10 Responsible TOR
the following report Of . speech of 4
of 4 candidates for councilman,
in Dubuque. It IL needless to Say
that the orator, Mr. O'Rourke. after
such an effort. addresoed to such :
cohAtitucncy sstcomposes tho major.
Iity ot voters il thAt city, was trium-
phantly elected. This . the speech:
Ladies and jintlemen - For
stumpshpahin' I'm not mncb; bat for
honisty, sAp.Aolsy and integrity, I
|bate the DiEii. There's bin lots cl
|sktalin'and thavir' grim oa III The
city limits for tho past tgtwclvem meath,
|snd Il yell elect Ine- en' God knows
! hos - wiil-I'lI pst - snd ~ n
NJ jaksss.
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ERaATrA.-Wc failed, ,unintention.
ally, in our report of the Railroad
meeting yesterday to notice the az
ceed,ngly appropriate and well timea
REMARKS, Of Mr. J. g. MEEK. -
Mr.. NJ, had. in common with many
others, fclt some doubts abont tho
intent, and ability Of tho North Mis-
souri, Road tofGlfil their stipnlStio6e
with us. The result of tho mseAine
was entirely aatisfactnry to him, -
we'll as to many others entertaining
like opinions, and who had been
lattsrly iukewarm upon this subjsct.
We havesno doubt but his rsmarks
reflected the opinions Of many Pres.
snt, who also, came 70 similar satis-
factory conclusionain in regard TO tho
great necessity Of the prompt pay
ment Of the stock to this great enter
prise.
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SPxcgAL EL3cTfoN.-Go~. Sto0o
has designated the 9th Of Jan. for tho
apeciAl election in tho 5th Senatorial
District, composed Of Wayne, Lucas
and Clark counties, 10 fili the vancan-.
cy occasioned by tho death Of Hon.
WM HARrsHoHN.
Itis quite likely that Gen. GLAs..
COW, a9ga!lant soldier, and msnber
ofthe last House, from Wayne, win
b tho ,sckey RepabIioaa randidats.
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Judge Ralph r. Lowe.

Judge Ralph r. Lows. Is II,
] Afser sesving tho people oi Iowa
almostce centinnoa sly since 1914, eth
ersas member of the Legislature,
District Judge, GSvst1or and Chief
Justice Of the Supreme Court, and
alvays with credit and ability, tho
distinguished gentlemen whose nams,
forms the caption to-, this, article,
is aboat to retire from the Supreme
bench to private life to make. way,
for Judge Beck, elected last Novem,
Der.
The people Of Des Moines propose
to improve the occasion of,his retire
ment, BY giving him public banquet
1T the Savery Honse to night. s..
The movement reAects honor
upon the people Of Des Moipes. who
are engaged in it, Irrespective OF
party !; and is : fitting. testimonial to
one who win retire from oticial pp>.
sition with the plaudit. a,well done
thou good and faithful servant
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The Manchester Executions
Last Letter Written by
Allen.
MANcussrER, Monday Eve. I
The following letter was written
By Asleni on the night previous 70
his executions: 4 's M
\ s.:5ALfORD New BAiLY PRrsoS. Nj
November 23, 1867.
ITO you my loving and sincere dear
Uncle and Aunt Hogan: III 4

Uncle and Aunt Hogan: ~
II suppose this Ii my last le& Ter 10
you Vt this side Of the grave. or,
dear dnclcaAnd aunt, IL you reflect ga
'it, itils nothing. / am dying hor-
Eribls death--I am dying Tor ireland
s.dyiug fsfA sh4 land that gave me
birth dying for the island Of
|Saints--and dying f0f liberty! Eve
~ generation Of our ountfymen has
suffered; and where IL the irish
heart that could stand by unmotcdf
| shoald like TO know what trouble,
what passion, what mischief could
|sep4rate the true Irish he&ft from
its own native isie Dear uncle ana
aunt, IL is ead to be ptrting from
you all u my early age, but We mdst
MI die some day or another. A few
hours mose and ! will, breathe my
last, and on English soil, OH that
1 could be buried il Ireland hat
. happincss II would gbe, to ell my
friends, and TO, myself where my
coantrymen could kneel on my.
grave. 4 can not express, what joy
'it Afforded me when ! loupd,
Aunt Sarah. that yon were admitted.
Deer nnefe, am snre il was not i
sory pleasant place TO, receive you
and my aunt, bnt We must put MP
with ali trials until we depart this
lite. ! am euro Il will grlevs you
=. =. -
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MIxED MAREIAGEsThe World
being IN need of information, turna
naturall, and wisely to the Iribsse,
It shall not seek in vain. Hero is its
problem: F.s 4
.Thiss squessfun n tvssfnsrrisee 3,
Africans with the persons Of the white
European races IL most interesting,
and becoming every day, by reason
of Republican legislation. Of fearful
practical Importance. The funda-
mental idea Of the Republican party,
ia It's treatment Of the southern
States, is the co equality Of the white
and black races. Ought such CO.
equals to be permitted to intermarry:
We shah be glad to hear from the
Tribune on Tire moral, social, ethno
logical, political, legal, and practical
relations Of this subject? Major 6
'eral Pope desires instant information
from a headfeAter of his partyl!-'
Ans,oer. The Apostle Paul. being
once pressed to decide whether Ger
tain parties should or should not mar
~, responded that. # they were con.
tent to remain single, he advised them
TO do 90, but considerably added
that sslt is better to marry than tr
hurn." Our answer to the World
will be found imbued with the. spirit
ot the great Apostle.
We can imagine no circumstances
under which. it would seem to US I'll
and wise that . white and black per-
son should be joined IN the holy state
of matrimony; and. yet We claim nc
right to judge for others in theprem.
ises, and can nsnppoee no case In which
the State would be justified in inter
fferring to prevent such . marriage
any moro to command IL, If DemOc
racy has concoctei or borrowed an
s'inter.erence theory" which justifiel
such meddling. II Is a. worse theory
than even zoe had supposed. All de
know that there are several hundred
Thousand mulattoes in this country
and we presume no one has any seri
oua douh. that the fathers Of at leasl
nine-tenths of them are White Dam
|ocrats. And we hold that thoe&
Democrats, il they sciv have yellow
children, might better than otherwise
treat the mothers respectively =
wives, aftcrtbe laudanblc pattern D
that eminent Democrat, Vice Presi
dent Richard N. johnson. Every.
body knew what wero the colors o
his Dife and children; set they didn'
cost him the support of single
white 1Democrat--New York and
Connectieat giving him their Who'll,
electoral vote. Hence we conclude
that the Democraticaversion to colo,
IN wodlock u neither general mol
sincere.
Will the World have any moro IN
formatiOn IN y. Itibuue.
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|. oTTUHvA, iowa, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2s 1867.


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For Io~ prices, Arnold 3 Co. beat
anything We have ever ssen. They
aFe losing out their winter stock
Of ready made clothing. prices ~ low
- before the w.r. They ars rrspar,
ing 20 receive . large spring siock
Isnd Mssts6sr hasVsips
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ISs ptntic 'ihAfd fIaa aaSyaa aoy1 fs'
covered fFoM tbe SE6caa ita fsSaytdv
|at shs hos4l16s asnas6snRv t1p atN4
burning allvS " s6riea haN dos3df I
lcocped dp helpless human Dsihfgtky ,
othersday ID the Hamilton . Day.
ton Railrusd, when H likSs agsia r
Ipafalyssd by another whoaesais tn6rl I.
der, on The Iaks Sh6rS road Maj
Buhslo;, which u Without ! pafssflsl' !
n its shocking and terrible circatiii- &
stancei inilis Il s3ses ssasss II snff
Its)es ~ ~ ttssie 49, fshxp
Ihing tgthe raae of some tWsHty 4
miles % ahour, when 4hroueh Acci.a 4
dent or cariessness.5 it was i,fecipitx. =
ted down an embankmsnt, sand one =
ofthe cars containing Afty persons :
imnedlatsly caught Hrs, and the
doors snd windows being all fastsHle II
ed, thess poor Gagged victims we're
all consumsd into = sickenibg;, an
recognizable debris ofsshumatity, sbe. il
sides many in other ears beinR padS .
wounded, andosome Of them okih4 i
ed safS 5vovT NJ reissiHari, en~ei
The practice uof !, Fastening ladies' !
cars,' or-slesping cars, - if Eheynon~r
tanned; animalsa i'm - nenagmia,,.
which Il practioed .on, many roads. (,
is An intolerabls. outrage and shonld, /
be Immediately abated., Ifno, other, !,
way is practicable, every peraeny ysho y
goes into oneof thesomaD traps, and i.
tnds the conductor, .brakesmanver.y
other scnllion looking the door rafter u
him, lest some one shonld get little, i
better seat than could be- found, in ~.
mixed car Ought to- forthwith hieleso
the door down, aand tho Fafosesaid i
ohic'al overheard Unnecessary Il To- .
. matter that demands immsdiatssa
legislation. If suthgityo s1ists u j,
compel persons building pablis halh, i
TO hang the doors 90 that they rwjt r
open outwardss to facihtass esoape IN Z
case fire, then certainly lsw naksss Il
have the right sad ought 70 use ii, =
to forbid greedy railroad companiss i
from packing thoir passengers into 1 II
car like sardinea, and then 4 to lock y
them up 90 thatiii the cars npset, !,
catch are. OF dump into the river, tho
passengers will have some smeans af !
egress, and not be totally helpless.
These saceidenta arerhssoning so
common that it is about as riaky to
mako . trip from here to New York,
as to Be color .beaFcr IN i ffa.class J
battle. g The HdDaeyefsssngkssts ths :
remedy of tisihg 1, director to sEe,h
rear, And front Of each train, = onsfs.
ingsure Immunity fFbn1 these oaffa-a :
geoas accidents. a isla sssis n "A II
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a Dream within . Dreaun.

a Dream within Z Dream.
lThe English Language furnishes
lew inatances whore 70 much pathos
Il intensified in 90 few words as in
the following poem by Edgar A.
Poe:]
I stand amid the t6ar
Ola turf, ,torineDted shore,
And / hold within my hand
Grains Of the golden sand
How few, yet how they creep
Thro' my fingers to the deep,
While ] weep while / weep.
Oh God! can I not grasp
Them withsa tighter clasp
oh God! can ] not save
One from the pitiless wavsg
Is al that we SEQ or seem
But 4 dream within 4 droamf
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vseasiae loSmsd ten Hide u ntsssi &
~ ssosdl Gtaptio4 issx