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keep full stock of seeds and farm machinery of
kinds particularly reapers, mowers, plows, cul-
tivators, &C., Of which they have all the leading
patterns. The farmers evidently appreciate the
Importance of the establishment by giving it a
liberal patronage
A new -four and feed store we found presided
over by our old Ottawa friend Mr.. II. d. Dim
mick and our Teutonic friend Mr. NJ. J. Schaffer
we found full of business in "a new furniture
store But our space admonishes us that we
must stop enumerating any further.
Old business houses, such as that of DR.. Tn.
derhill, Wright & Duck, Van Brownell Il Co.,
Brown Il Porter, &c, we found "up and dressed
as usual, and evidently prosperous
The warehouses, too, gave tokens of prosperity.
The Oldest in the place--that of Mr.. Crotty-we
found in the hands of the boys" John Crottv IL
Brother-"Uncle jeremiah having retired from
active business The boys have built fine new
Office, put up some new machinery in the ware
house. and thoroughly overhauled and repaired it.
Mr.. Bruce is still the presiding genius at the
splendid Armour warehouse, and though COM
planning that the grain business is rather dull
just now, says he can handle as much grain as
half the warehouses in Ottawa. Mr. H. l.. Hos
sack drives business with his characteristic
energy at his splendid new warehouse To make
up for the temporary dizziness in the grain bust
ness, he has opened an extensive lumber yard,
where he is selling all kinds of lumber for cash
or grain at about Chicago retail prices
We noted singular pccu liarity of Seneca
eighteen months ago that the town had no dwell
ing houses. All the people seemed to live up
stairs over their shops This is the case no
longer The splendid plat between the canal and
river is being rapidly dotted over with handsome
dwellings. There must be over hundred there
now, among which, quite creditable to any
city, may be noted the new dwelling of H. L.
Hossack, Esq, OF DR.. Hanney, and others
But we must stop. We have said enough to
show that Seneca is one of the livest-most pros
porous young towns in Northern Illinois. The
secret of her late prosperity, however, is no puz
zle. 1t is comprehendcd in the completion of the
Illinois river bridge. 1t opened up a country 10
her business that will at no distant day support
city of 10000 people. The business men of
Seneca stood aghast when, three years ago. they
were told they must invest $4,000 in bridge.
THE stock will never pay" &c, said Mr. Croak-
er. But the bridge is built, its last dividend was
at the rate of ~. per cent per annum, and
Seneca is on the high road to greatness.
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Then and Now.

We find the following article in an exchange,
but know not who is its author. The contrast
presented is so striking and admirable that
we can not torego the temptation to give it to
our readers. 1t furnishes food for reflection.
Under the caption of Then and Now, the
writer says
"In the winter of 1861, in the theatre mt st.
Louis, the wife of the principal actor tossed her
husband our National flag. He caught, eagerly
unrolled it, and carefully and audibly counted
over the starry representatives of States stamped
upon its folds. AS he pronounced the final num-
Der, thirty-four,' he held the flag aoft and
triumphanty exclaimed thank God, they are
all there" amidst an enthusiastic applause that
shook the building like an earthquake, and
melted to tears hundreds in the vast assemblage
In the winter of 1865, in the House of Repre-
scntatiyes, at Washington, credentials, bearing
the broad seal OF the State of Tennessee, We're
held up in view of its members. Thaddcus
Stevens arose. and with wave of the hand, said:
No such State as Tennessee is known to this
House. with the approval and endorsement of
that body Reverse the picture Suppose Thad-
deus Stevens to have uttered that atroeous sen.
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presence of the radical military machinery in
that state. And the reason and only reason
for this better condition OF affairs in Georgia
than in any other Southern state is, that while
none but true Union men were elected to her
legislature, not one radicaI has yet got Il seat
in that body. The sections of this Union are
as naturally inclined to run together and COM
mingle in one as two adjoining lakes of water,
and would do so in day, but for the dykes
and barriers our radical congress are so deter
mincdly keeping up to prevent this desirable
consummation until after the next President
ial election, or until the southern vote can be
forced. by outrage and oppression in favor
OF the radical candidate.
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HOME MATTERS.
Court.

The present week is devoted 10 criminal busi.
ness The first ease tried was that of Thomas
Peterson, ON Monday, for larency of some cloth.
ing at Mendoza, several months ago. He was
found guilty, and sent to the pententiary for
three years.
The next case that Of Robert Smith, for
petit larceny. Plead guilty. Not yet sentenced
On Tuesday the court took up the case of John
Murphy on the charge of murder. He is the
man that killed his wife at Marseilles in March
last, an account Of which was published in the
Free 1rader at the time. The evidence of the
murder was sufficiently simple and direct, but the
defense set up was insanity, in reference to
which q large amount of evidence was introduced
by the defense. The case was argued by coun-
sci yesterday and given to the jury last evening,
who, after short absence, returned verdict OF
Not guilty The case was prosecuted by Chas.
Blanchard, states attorney; and Glover, Cook l.
Campbell defended.
The man Mccormick, from Unioniylle. men.
toned in our last as in Jail for making deadly
assault on his son-in-law, has been admitted 10
bail.
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The opinion of L. s. Attorney General
otansbury on the powers ofmilitary command
ers mt the South under the reconstruction laws
OF Congress has at length been published. Mr..
Stansbury holds that state officers cannot be
removed either by the military commanders
themselves, or by virtue of the Judgment of
military commissions. This nullifes the ac-
ton OF Gen. Sheridan in removing Gov Wells,
OF La, mayor Monroe, of New Orleans, and of
numerous other officers by Gen. Sheridan, Gen.
Pope, and other commanders. Such officers
can be punished as individuals, like all other
offenders, as criminals by military commits
sions, but not for delinquencies as state
officers.
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.ltll Of July Celebration,

Arrangements have been perfected for having
grand celebration at Seneca or the coming 4th
OF July. All the town and country around are
invited to participate, without reference to party
creed, age or sex. The celebration will assume
the form of grand civic procession, and a Bas-
ket Picnic, in a beautiful grove adjacent to the
city. Hon. L. W. PIERCE, of Kendall county,
has consented TO be present and deliver the ora
ton. A splendid band is also engaged to enliv.
en- the occasion with music The days festivities
will close with magnificent display of fire works
in the evening, under the management of a pro-
fessional pyrotechnist.
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SENECA ITEMS.
Strawberry EeskiYnl.

There will be a strawberry festival at the new
Baptist Church in Seneca, on Monday evening,
June Gath, which all are respectfully invited to
attend. The proceeds will be devoted to furn-
fishing the new church.
The new church has just been erected by the
Baptist denomination at an expence of $4,000,
and considering thatthe church has still less than
dozen of members, their labors and sacrifices
in erecting such a building can be to some ex-
tent realised. The church still needs furnishing,
and the hope is to have it ready for occupancy in
two weeks
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Another Extra Session Of the Illinois
Legislature.

The extra session of the legislature of this
state, summoned by the Governor to meet on
the 18th inst, adjourned on the evening of the
18th; but Immediately thereafter Gov Ogles-
ny issued another proclamation, ordering them
to reconvene in extra session on Friday, the
18th. The object of this second meeting as
set forth by the Governor in his proclamation,
was to dispose of the difficulty that has arisen
out of the surrender ftheir lease by the lessees
of the penitcntiary at Joliet Such surrender
leaves the penitentiary without any provision
for feeding, clothing or guarding the convicts
The pententiary was leased, by special act
OF the legislature in 1868, to j. NJ Ptman,
who was also appointed Warden, in 1864
captain Pitman assigned his lease to Sam. A.
Buckmastcr, and having resigned the warden
snip, Mr.. Buckmaster also succeeded to that
Office. year ago BuclSmaster sold out his
lease to Root, Burns &IMtch. who have ..run"
the concern up to this time, but now notify
the Governor that on the Both of June inst,
they vii! abandon their lease and turn the
convicts over to the commissioners Singular
ly enough, in none of the statutes in reference
to the penitentiary is there any provision
made for the care of the convicts in the con.
tnguency like the present, when there shall
be no lessee The Governor therefore retains
the Legislature in session to make such pro-
vision.
The Legislature convened in obedience to
the proclamation on Friday noon. and. after
reading the Governors message, the two
houses agreed on 4 joint resolution for the
appointment of join. committee to proceed
Joliet and look up the whole subicc, and
he ready to report to the legislature on the
10Th inst, to which day both houses then
adjourned.
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SURRATT.-.The trial of Surratt has been
proceeding at Washington since Monday. The
expectation of the defence was, that they
would have no difficulty in clearing him from
completely in the assassination of Lincoln by
proving an aiibi-that is, that he was not at
Washington on the day or for several days be-
fore the assassination. Unexpectedly however,
several witnesses, among them particularly
Sergt. J. W. Dye, swear quite positively to
having seen Surratt in Washington not only
on the day of the assassination, but in close
conversation with Booth within an hour of the
event. Should this evidence remain unim-
peached, Surratt is pretty sure to swing.
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MExIco.-One report this week says Maxi
milan has been tried by a court martial and
ordered to be shot, and another report says his
trial has been postponed until the City of Mex
leo shall surrender to the Juarists One thing
is certain, the imperiaist general, who holds
the city of Mexico, has good many hostages
in his hands, all ofwhom would probably lose
their heads if Macmillan should be shot. Be
sides, the city of Mexico itself would probably
be burned. A new complication in the Mcxi-
can mudd!e has arisen by the appearance of
party in the field for the restoration of Santa
Anna, coupled with his arrival at Vera Cruz
where he has raised his standard and pro-
claimed himself emperor.
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BRUTALITY IN MASSACHUSETTS, The south
being no longer available to the phianthropists
OF Massachusetts rs region from which to
cater horrors, they have commenced most
commercially, to look at home, and consider
ing the limited extent of the field compared
with the whole south, it must be owned the
success is amazing. Within month or two
the factory and common school horrors alone
of Massachusetts, have been quite as abundant
and hidcous as those OF the south in the worst
days of slavery. Here is one of the latest, being
the case of teacher named CATE, in the
Dwight School, Boston:
In one case female teacher wanted to borrow
Gates bamboo to punish little boy. The
scoundrel volunteered to do the whipping, and
the lads Of his class expressed their disapproba-
ton at the cruelty. Cate became beside himself
with rage He wrote solemn oath, placed it on
Bible, and made the boys come up and swear
on the Bible that they were not guilty. All did
30 but fifteen. Their names were placed in q hat
and the first name called was doomed for pun
ishment. The lad feared that he would be killed.
and his brother advised him to run home, which
he did. Cate was still determined on complete
vengeance. Into the hat went fourteen names,
and the one drawn out was delicate little fellow.
as good boy as there was in school, the son of
gentleman who occupies high position in the
States Constabulary force a man who made
noble war record. This boy was struck thirty
four blows on his hands with bamboo. and
both hands were so injured that they could not
be used for a week. Another time the rascal
chased boy out of the school.house into Mr..
Alex. Dearborns back yard, seized him by the
neck and hair, and dragged him back to the
school-house and beat him until exhausted. Wis.,
itors to the Dwight school have seen the brute
take boy by his neck and strike him with his
fist right and left and them dash him to the floor.
One boy was detected eating an apple in school,
as boys will The fend made the boy sit up on
his form and eat twelve apples at one time as
punishment.
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Illinois Canal and River Survey.
The presence of Gen. WILSON in Ottawa IL

The presence of Gen. WILSON in Ottawa the
other day. brings to mind the matter of
the survey of the proposed ship canal
from Chicago to the Illinois river, and
the improvement of the river, and in connec-
ton with it the proposed grand water power
Improvement at Ottawa. The water power
enterprise here has been held in allegiance this
season solely on account of the slow move
ments Of the surveying party under control OF
the board of which Gen. Wilson is the princi-
pal. The subscriptions of stock, with the aid
the city has voted, are sufficient to warrant
the commencement of the work, and such
commencement would already have been made
but that the water power company desired the
government engineers to locate the dam, so
Z that, although the Ottawa company design on
its location to proceed at once to build, vet,
in case the proposed ship canal and river i'm
povement shall be made the government
would then take the dam of the hands of the
company, and a large portion of their expen-
tire would thus be refunded Besides, if the
company, independently of the government
surveyors should locate the DAM the ship
canal improvement might necessitatc its de-
molition and thus involve, to certain extent
the ruin of their enterprise.
The party of Gen. Wilson, in charge of COL
WOrrall, of Pa, commenced the survey of the
canal lock at Bridgeport on Thursday of this
week, and are expected to reach Ottawa with
in a four or five weeks, and it is not believed
that more than week or two need transpire
after their arrival here before the exact location
of the dam can be determined and the work
thereupon Immediately commenced.
AS to the general object of the survey, it is
for projected canal to admit steamers of
1900 tons burthen, and to extend from the
waters of Lake Michigan, at Chicago to Alton,
20 miles above ST. Louis. In the language of
the Chicago Journal, THE freight-carrying
power of such a canal would be equal to that
OF about dozen or fifteen railways. A branch
can be extended from it, commencing at La
Sale and ending at Rock Island, so that this
grand work can have two mouths on the Mis-
sissippi, about three hundred miles apart-the
lower one to receive the trade of the valley of
the Misseuri the upper one to accommodate
that of the Upper Mississippi. 1t is impos-
sibc to Over-state the value of such an i'm
provement as this promises to be. 1t can be
made most important military thoroughfare,
its immense commercial advantages arising
from the proportions necessary to secure the
hitter object 1t is to be hoped that the survey
will prove successful, and that the general
government may find it necessary to afford aid
in the speedy construction of this noble avenue
of commerce"
Colonel WOrrall receives his instructions
for the conduct ofthis survey in tho field from
Il board appointed by the War Department,
composed Of two members, namely General
j. II. Wilson, of the army and Mr.. William
Gooding, member of the Board of Public
Works of Chicago.
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white locks would not have shielded him from
the fatal violence of an insulted patriotism
Suppose again the patriotic actorto stand to-day
in the House of Representatives and count over
the stars upon our National Banner. He would
be met only with insults and derision, or a VIC
lent expulsion from their presence. Let the
reader ponder these strange contrasts, and draw
his own conclusions"
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BEFORE JUSTICE LEAvESs-A Teuton of the
musical name Of Dupkie, made complaint on
Monday against one John Harding for attacking
him in Heberle's saloon on Sunday and giving
him villanous black eye, of which he respect.
fully made fwofer The proofs in the case. how
ever, showed that Dupkie had been the aggressor.
and that Harding had acted in self defense:
whereupon the Magistrate discharged the latter.
and fined Dupkie $3 and costs, proceeding
which seemed to fill him with unmixed astonisl,-
ment-manifested in his emphatic exclamation.
"Vell, I'll pc tamt :"
We could find but a single case ON Police
Magistrate Grahams docket, and that was the
Judgement of a complaint, by young girl from
Farm Ridge, named Dorothy Fisher, against
Charles Lighthart a married man with wife and
six children living, for seduction and bastardv.
The man was put under bonds of $3.50 to answer
the charge before the Circuit Court
case of theft was brought to the notice of
Justice Leav,ns, but in consideration of the youth
OF the party, no action was taken except to put
him rigidly under the paternal rod The Offer.
der is boy under 10 years of age, living in the
LIST ward, who stole about 800 in gold from his
uncle living in the same house. and expended
about S0O of it in pistols and about SIS or SEQ
more on clothing for himself and a companion,
with whom he also tooka pleasure trip Chicago.
Abou tS'O of the money has been recovered.
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two of whose churches were attacked and
threatened with demolition. The riot was so
serious that troops had to be sent down from
London to quell it,
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The DOG NuIsANCE--A FARMER Loses /.
SHEEp-On Wednesday night of this week a
vicious dog entered the focl of Mr.. DAVID
BECK, in the town of Farm Ridge. in this
county, and killed seventeen head of sheep.
None of the sheep were torn-thc dog simply
seized them by the neck and severing the iugu.
lar with his teeth, left them to bleed to death.
In passing from Mr.. Becks flock the dog-doubt.
less going homeward-also attacked the flock Of
Mr.. Jno. L, Porter killing one sheep Mr.. Beck
appears to be well satisfied as to whose dog if
was, but not having the necessary legal proof, is
of course without remedy. The laws of this
State are pretty stringent as to the ownership of
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no CONTRACTORS AND MINERS.

n
Tho Commissioners Troy ani GfcheA Railroad aud HoosAs
Tunnel, acting forae Massachusetts, iny,e Proposals. until Wa
iO, a Of March next eIlaug SAID unae 'ree Different sec
lions Of chat work.
h. Tunnel completed NIL be about ~ miles IN eash eneaa
ing from tue Town Florida through the cosac Aouu,a !" We Ts"a
Of North Adams
The Eastern Eaih beea penetrated hcm The grade Of The Railroad
90 feet 400 feet Of consist Of opening Of about 10 cable Jss<
"A @ Inca, foo, The sane be enlarged to section ooaanng aboat
Il b, y, 70 each foO the enEuag 100 @ being hesngnos
anon al average cubic yards PER running ,.o be enlarged
o. IN. mn section; making some cubic yards be removed
ss, seen OF the Will also be let 10 the Suco hddes
for The enlargement satisfactory terms shall be oaete
heading from shaOf about cubic Yards " each hneA he.er
aud be enlarged section containing II yards pee
soi recurring Of Il 900 cubic yards BIDS foe that snoaA
and M extension In either direction ot the heading and enasaeas
this point, will S received ,oo A.. L.
ieph be- sunk 10 grade 0 feet from the surface requiring va
reno al Of about 5000 cubic yaris 80 ,., =
All the be done IN Iae0se Slate and wu require nesAes
mssoary supports Of any Kind 49,, a -, A, .., "a.
Buildings machinery and ventilation. All Of ne most t
character have beea provided and VIII be urnha 70 Goa
tractors
Ample snreics required om parties who my Be- eoutsse
viii aud the th0 st 10 reject all oas sss
Psns ana spesiscalons be Application y AVE-
CROCKRR AZ Tho Ragneers Ofce North Adams Mas asa -
ton be obtained from JAMES NJ snUfb Room NO W. "S
ID Btchngsst Boston, " whom proposals may DO d"a
JAMES NJ SHUIB, l,,,..oa.s
AbvAH CRoCkbA (VSA@N'"""
CHARLES HUDSON
Bsytoa. Jsa n. 1901
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rsrDs 2. wsr,nooS pues 1' Soi m S0' sssssIw
CUPREME COURT. City and County of New

CUPREME COURT, City and County of New
- lork-JA1nS s. ASPINWALI krcooT &C.. Of Ffancs L. Der
ger deceased against CECILIA LAENo ant ohrAlu 81
ncnt o. the supreme CogT, Of The state = Nrs o mr m e
action the 2 dag OF January 1904 Miaw VI
Pfieha Referee therein u, win epO, 70 ssle a pu tc
the first day Of March 1904 ~ cise "eoeA noon az We ~
III Btosdssv e City Of ArsloA Through
Adrian H. Mailer r X. Wiikius Co., Auctou@rrs 49,
Al certain lot pTocl o. ground situate M The Eighth Nai on
the CITY NewYOrk The noTer7 sl u Dominica sirc' %
20 rrty) said 81 e but knofu number -
v nel Dominica street commencing point feet cstraf
from Hudson street and blei ard tod Oows So1er bt
orcS street aforesaid westerly by r,n aev br gauTy i0u
inches wide uorhe DIV ground of late u MAN Ev snl
ground tsis Known No - 30 Pourf
street intended o. conveyed b''g twenty feet
olt r,sr au1 sly fret r each SIDE WITH tie ught ani
sn through The aid ay
- hs occupants Of above d,rd lot o. gu Dated
February G. 1851 WI ~ FtNdAtb, i.glrfcf.
WggE. & FoF.rFs Plsiutfs Attorney. II ls.JF
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OFYIcv or ARMY CLOTHING AND EorIPAGF,
NEw.Y DIRK, Fehrlsry 3, 1871.
of DAMAGED CLOININH and
xrATIvApr. n = R,iTJI.DTNG lots nj AUCTION

VALUABLE BUILDING LOTS at AUCTION
~ IN Why CHOICE LOCALITIES Bllkl E.I son 90.
E TUESDAY Ih r. n IL 0oek az ne hfchAn5e
Salesroom III BrolAvay The following desirable property
FIFTY SRYRETHST4 lots south SIDE liJserru1 100 i,ei
Sast o. Tenthave 49,
FIFTY BTdHTHSTiIots ouih side Jesa &c. 20 feet weso.
TENTH AVE- lots the east Size Of Tsave northeast corner
PfYsixTHsT-l lot moth side Pnys1tst adjoining the
last described lots
celsi 10 the upper part oi The city. - .
fsy paved Belgian blocks b. Of hc most beautiful ero'
streets shos properly within three books
OF he g,snd entrance ark aud vicinity Of the great
Bsusvsfd Garden o. Arts located the hc properly yB
HUDSON Sirfie'h
bseon5sts Belt Railroad past H. hat Pons enyagi n
fusrsss side II the city rie o. their Doors
NE contemplated improvements Ehrsuilsi uesr Tearr
Spring these desirable
Ebaaties Flfy-eghth-st VII sO9n b. reuorrti
Title perfect Terms favorable % the Dlrchss1rs.
} ior psps 90, Gprly 70 A. j. BLRECKER son + Co,
No - Celarsf.