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New-York tribune., 1867-09-20

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chemical factory No 800 Fushiagae Yesterday afternoon Mar
Scbone watchman empyng carboy suhare ether
pail gnei and the eaboy exploded the flames completely ensopng
he watchman and burning bm thought fatally Sehone has
lily In Hudson City, n j.
Marcella Even, who had her nose cut off by Sarah
Smith "Wednesday reported by the attendant phyScim to be
yascng Mrs Smith yesterday bonds for her appearance Mon
day morning next
GREENPOINT-" jim" Purcell of Brooklyn and
Howard Of NewYok fought two hours asd ten minutes yeste
day morning this place Purcell the ioseeond round
The pags medium and weigh between 100 and 100 pounds
BIN Mooney and Jack Kelly seconded Howard and Billy Petera
and jack Harris did the "heeng" for Purcell The were
badly dishgured. No arrests were made
JAMAICA-Sarah Allen and Sarah Savage were
committed by Justice Badee yesterday for stealing $3.50 National
Bank Mr. Joseph MaTden and thereafter sarah Allen
deay0ed the bill changed al several stores 10 the village The
prisoners that they found the bill Mr. Mans house On
searching the residence the prisoners the oce found large guam.
uty ofdry goods and : 1885
FALLSBCRGH.-A little daughter of Mr.. Samuel
Booe while playing recently fell and bruised her knee and dd Of the
injury on the following week.
EAST NEW-YORK-The IIubertus Jaeger Bund
Of Dutchown went to East NeSYok yesterday target
They commanded by Capt Kho and accompanied by
Mayors 47ih Regiment Band
WEST FARMS-The women of the prcsby-
an Church held Haryes, Home yesterday, which quite
HL
FORDHAM-Thc MethOdists will hold a camp.
Hesls abgg tslfH.e Lea Tie railway station eonmeaeg.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-01-12

Or the total number of school districts in
the State (9,93S), schools have been mains
iainei for six months o. more in each wear
in 9,l76
The following is a statement of the reve>
nue. received and disbursed Tor school year
ending September 80, 1856:
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EstraYel or St,leni

ENRON the sub5crse~ u5ing Buck crsc.. near Cur
4 ycs's Mill about tn. 1st OF .to5,r, BAY MARE.
ihrer Old last sp-in rath slim holy. has collar
marks name, forward foot olehalf whit, ,ssi
- have two white h3i feet, has lump on right
hip. Amy person rcturan said marc to ts slbicribsr
or giving information where she he found. will be
liberaly rewarded. Address CO.. CURYEA,
Derot > m+
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-01-12

Ii became app ,rent, that to meet the in
creasing demands for teachers, school for
that plrpose woa.d be required in the State
The Normal Cnirersi,y grew out of this
Necessity. The goo il has already accom-
plIshed for education amply vindicates the
wisdom that created it. 1t can never be dis
psnsed with. In this splendid university
education is truly foste-ed. Its own uneues
toned utility liits it above the support OF
argument. Every dep .rtment is full L.
annually sends out large numbers Of grada>
ates, qualified 20 e';er 1T once upon the al III
duty of Teaching all the branches of Il COM
moa school education. There are sixty acrcs
of GROUND ina immediately attached to the build
ings, almost entirely unimprova1, and
scarcely adapted TO tn: Obvious uses Of such
university Som, appropriation will be
required TO suitably improve AMI ornament
these grounds. | feel that am justified in
recommending that the appropriation necss~
sary for this purpose DO granted.
especially comnead to your careful At
tention the full and very able report of DR..
Bateman, the Superintendent of Public In.
struction. who fully comprehends and mos.
clearly understand. the whole scope of the
question Of common school education.
STATE CRAT!rABLE INSTITUTIONS.
Tho established State charitable institu-
lions at Jacksonville -liberslly suppor.e By
al enlightened public spirit-faith!ulIv al !.
ministSring 10 the waits and necessities Of
the unfortunate who seek these asyiums for
protection, education. and moral elevation
under pruueat management, realizing the
objects for which they were crsated-wili
require and deserve the usual appropriations
necessary to their complete usefulness to the
State. Tho reports of the Board of Trus>
tees of each will be laii before yau.
request for each a careful consideration
From these reports, end the accompanying
reports OF the different snperintend.nts, who
have the speCia care of them, that correct
information in relation 10 the condition, use
fulncss and requirements OF each will better
he derived than it IS possible 20 give in this
Communication
through some inadvsrtcncs, but one hall
of tne appropriation Of one hunired ami leu
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-01-12
z a G. L L
AGRICULTURAL WORKS.

n. 40. SSS E;EESEs2 q Co..
Successors Huston, Macy Co. NanGfsctureGr Asri
cultural implements. Scklcs, Moving :ire~. &c. al,,
Weir's Patent Premium Cora Flow, = rrl or's Patent
Riding and Walking Pow, Wagunr Org Corn ShsiIsrs,
II rise Powers &c.
Self Feeding Corn Shelters ard to Corn Flows
confident hsve The bes articles in that line in tia,
market We also the hardened shovel u,ir pow.
Siekos. flowing Knives. Sections and Eiyct. 81 c-ey
variety. always land Bopiirns promptly attend ID
+. d. SWEETEhii,
Dec 81, co L u. r. CLAP.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-01-12
FAL ESTATE AND COM
LII MISSION OfFIE

We will attend to the piri all sal Of rc,l estate
rayng and examining lands in la Salle an sijoin
ing counter Maps ant de-, ions made whom desired
City aud county property, both improved and uniproved
for sl.. Short tim, psp-r discosntst
CUAS. DELAN0.
ROBERT WILSON.
Cdl-e in room M 9 oil ,no's Gloek DECEIT
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-01-12

Being .a,t, Ia, 0: bIsnsss IL will be
stopping plco for msrch ants and other. doin.
bu,ness or near the iilr of the O. r. I. r. X. r.
The prnprietoTs VIII spirc no efforts Ia render this
house scco"d 10 other moderate priced hotel In the
city.
Beard 2 % poc day; meals 81 cents.
JACKSON DECTHyEs.
December IL Is F.-sIns.r Pruprs.,rs
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-01-12

oI ht - he intiuacd there f.: 1T l..lst oas
year, for these purposes. have impos d
LIN the additional duty Of pressInc the col
Lection of the claims OF the Stale agdinst the
Uaited States Cor expenditures by t.e State
Government incurred on account Of enlist
ing. paying, clothing, supplying aud traas-
porting troops for the General Government
d>ring ,:ic war. 1t is estimated that the 81 n
OF y .,.s a. hiec hundred and eighty dol.
lars VIII be required to supper! The agency Tor
the present ycHr, incilding compensation to
ihs agent, clerk hire. Office rent, posiara.
stationary, fuel and incidental expenses.
Without some recognition Of the service of
Colonel Ccok by the Legislature, vii! not
feel at liberty to continue him on duty there
for these purposes. ] believe the State is
fairly called upon TO AID our soldiers 10 this
extent in collecting thar just claims from tie
United States. 1T mos, they get tu. liltlc,
aud 1t ough, 20 be an object TO the State to
aid them in liz collection, without charge for
the ser-ice. | recommend that an appro~
priatron be made for this purpose, or shat the
Governor be auIh)gizeI to continue the agen-
cy there, aad pay the necessary expenses
from the contingent war fund.
In connection with this subject, ! feel
,usiiied in alluGing to the important services
rendered to our soldiers BIZ he State Sanitary
Commission. From report before ne, made
by Colonel John r. Wood, WAC has been its
faithful Secretary for years, it appears that
the Sanitary CommiI7ioa paid, IN cash
supD,iss u fgid f.oi January to .Julv
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-01-12
CoNrIyGESr WAR FUND.

The appro prlation of one hundred thousand
dollars as Il contingent war fund, for relief O.
sick AMI wounded soldiers ii sailors OF
Illinois, to dsfray contingent excuses con-
uected IN the military service Ill the State,
for messengers on public SCI vice for Tie STATE,
and other .nforsecn purposes, has beer as
sparngly used as was compatible with the
proper consideration of the objects for which
the Appropriation was made. | felt that great
prudence would Le required in using it, and
have been complained Of by some for not
spending the whole amount. II ! the whole
amount been expended, and the fifty thous>
and dollars due the Insane Hospital been
made, the ordinary revenue fund would have
fallen far short of the demands made upon it.
For the two years ending December ]. 1866,
| drew from this fund twenty-five thousand
dollars, of which amount about FIVE hundred
dollars is still in my hands to meet expenses
of the Military State Agency, a, Washington
City, and outstanding RAILROAD transportation
given to soldiers. The bills of particulars
have been filed in the Auditors Office, as re,
CURED by the law. showing in detail how the
fund has been expended. large portion
of the fund was required to meet the expenses
Of the six military State agents provided for
in the law by which the agents were appoints
ed. 1t is proper to state, that six competent
agents were appointed, and at once assigned
to duty in the field. There is no doubt they
afforded very material assistance to our
troops, and rendered important service to tn,
State. AS soon, however, as the war Chased
they were all relieved from duty, aud return
ed home with our regiments to be mustered
out of service, excepting Col. II. d. Cook
who was assigned to dufy in Washington City
to attend 10 the gratuitous collection of SOL
diers' claims for pay, pension and bounty.
He is still on daty there at salary of one
hundred dollars per month All expenses of
the agency are paid out Of this fund. He
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-01-12

Annual Meeting OF the s.a Safe 90. Agti.
Society, for :ac Election OF Officers.
yftiIE annual meeting OF the In Sale County Agricn!-
tur,i Society will b, held A. the Court Hons, Sat-
ur,lay, 26,h inst, at o'clock N.
jar 5-3w II l.. EnUsII. secretary.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-01-12
SOLDIERS ORPHANS HONS.

Unier the act of the last session reaiing
the Soldiers Orphans Home, the nine lrIs>
tees were appointed and the Organization
completed rs required by law. AS no appro-
pri2tIon VS. made 10 carry out the purposes
OF the act, the trustees were compelled 20
look to private donations and comfy sab
scrir'i3rs. Ia this way but a snail sum has
been secured, not enough to Justify TIE ,r.;s
tees iu calling on The commissioners nroyid-
ei f-r il :he l.w to locate the Home.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-01-12

Aggregate population of 1851. 21H,5l0
There can be no doubt tn I a more c.relul
enumeration would have increased the total
population for large number of our sol>
d;ers had not returned from the fe,) to two
million and quarter. By the law, COMMITS
sioners were required to make their returns
to the Secretary of State AMI the County
Commissioner. Colrt, by the lst OF October
1860. Perhaps not more than half of
the com missionprs were able to cota ply with
the requirements. Il IS submitted thai some
legislation may be required to legalizc the
returns.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-02-28
The Lady,S Friend.
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One Right Still Remains.

The Charleston Mercury we'll and wisely
says that though the Southern people are
denied every political right, one right still
remains-the right to mork. There is, it
continues, an abundance CT work before as;
work enough to occupy our hands and brains
for years to come There are plantations
to place in order and cultivate negroes to
employ and direct stores and houses to
build; harbors to deepen and bars to
dredge steamship lines to establish and
railroads to reconstruct and complete des-
titute children to educate and thousands of
poor to feed land clothe manufactures to
erect and mills to establish cotton and
corn to raise and supplies of meat to pro-
vide.
Is there not here work for one and work
for all There is field CT labor for every
man, whatever his order of capacity
there is field of usefulness for every man,
whatever his degree Of wealth. Here lies
the true strength of the South. Bone and
sinew, thew and muscle, still are left.
There are thoughtful heads and brawny
arms men to lead and thousands to fol-
low in the paths that they shall point out /;
and, if the South be unable to help herself
politically. she can help herself in the vast
arena of personal and general prosperity.
Let the Southern people but depend on
themselves. Let them but work as though
they had not friend in the universe, and
no one to trust but the Almighty Dispen-
ser of all Good and fortune, in greater
Or lesser degree, must return to them, and
will have far more important, though
passive power, in compelling justice to be
accorded them than any mere theoretical
display, or patient waiting, with folded
hands, for what may never turn up. ~
In patient and persistent labor is our
best refuge and, when the South is once
more On the road to prosperity, she may be
assured that she will meet with that con-
sideration and rectitude which she cannot
now obtain. Nations are disposed to kick
the fallen nation, as men will kick the fall
len man and, when the Northern hot
heads find that the South has determined
to do her best with what she has and so
compel success, they will not hesitate to
give her that share in the government of the
country to which we are constitutionally en-
titled, but which We are now denied =
Richmond Wing.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-02-28

THE COMPOUND INTEREST NOTES. -The
following is the entire bill as it passed the
House of Representatives on Thursday
''Be 1t enacted, That the Secretary of
the Treasury be, and he is hereby, author
lied and directed to redeem compound in
terest notes, with the accrued interest, and
to issue therefor United States legal-ten-
der notes without interest, not exceeding
in amount one hundred millions Of dollars"
Short, but sufficient for the purpose.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-02-28

GOLD IN .ALBEMAnLE- We have seen
some rich specimens of gold bearing quartz
taken from the farm of Isaac Baker, near
Batesville, Albemarle county, Va. Mr..
Baker informs us that there arc large
quantities of this quartz On his farm
Rockingham Register.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-02-28

&c" We are gratifed to see that those
energetic and incompatible and uncompro-
missing copperhead Democrats and oppos-
ers of the rascally measures of the fourier
lite infdels, in and out of Congress, Messrs.
DEcnERr and WAsoN, editors and pro-
prietors Of the Hagerstown MAIL, whose
Office, with all its material was consumed
BY fire few weeks ago, have brought out
that good old paper again, in its former
ample proportions having purchased new
presses, new types, new everything. We
wish our friends abundant success.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-02-28
Our Young Folks,

For March, has been received, and sprightly
number it is-iull of interesting articles for the
young. The terms 81 year. Address Tick
nor Fields, Boston.
The Lady's Friend,
For March. is table, with its beautiful
engravings, fashion plates, and rich literary table
OF contents. One copy Of this monthly will be sent
with an engraving) for $3.50 or two copies for
S4.0O Address Deacon & Peterson, 80 Walnut
Street, PLiiadelphia.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-02-28

more stringent provisions of this bill. Up
on this subject the Richmond Wing re-
marks, that from the time the bill shall
become law, either by its approval By
the President or its repassage bysa two
thirds vote, and if not declared null and
void by the Supreme Court, male negroes
twenty-one years of age, who have been
resident In the State one year, will be en-.
titled to vote ''in all elections to office un-
der the provisional governments" created
by the act.
The Wing thinks that the act excludes
no one from serving in the Legislature.
The language is, "No person shall be Sc
nator or Representative in Congress. or
elcctor Of President and Vice President,
or hold a"y office, civil or military under
the United States, or under any State,
wLo," &c. Membership Of the Lcgisla-
ture is not an office"
The following persons are disqualified
from serving as members of the proposed
State Convention, Or voting in the election
of the same, viz: all Confcderates who
had taken the oath to support the Consti-
tuition of the United States as member
OF Congress, or as an officer of the United
States, or as member of any State Leg
lslature, or as am executive or judicial Of
ticer of any State. This includes, besides
members of Congress and Of State Legis-
latures, postmastcrs, collectors of customs,
officers of the United States army and ma
Wy, judges and magistrates, and ex-gov-
ernors. 1t does not include LAWYERS,
clerks, shcriffs, constable, commissioners
in chancery, commissioners of revenue.
tax assessors, surveyors. militia officers,
sergcants, members of councils, and per-
haps others who have taken the oath-for
these are either not officers at all, or are
merely ministerial officers, lot embraced
in the term executive or judicial" They
are therefore neither DISTINGUISHED nor
rendered ineligible to office.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-02-28

Both Houses of the Pennsylvania Leg
islature received the news of Reverdy
Johnson's avowa1 that he intended to sub
port the congressional reconstruction bill,
with prolonged cheering!
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-02-28

CONVERSATIONAL Washington letter in
the Baltimore Gazette says that a bill has.
been prepared providing for extensive con-
tiscations of southern landed estates. The
idea that the military bill'' is the crown
ing enormity, that it contains the ultima
tum of the radicals, that it is intended as
finally. is openly de,ided by all pronli-
nent members of the dominant party
They say they have applied the entering
wedge"-their ultimate design is to seize
every inch of southern soil.
A correspondent of the Hammond
On. J.) Republican writes that he has
made y wide circuit among the peach
orchards, and finds the prospect good in
most of them, though some are much in
Jured. He finds strawberries, raspberries
and blackberries in first-rate condition, and
promising well for the season. Apples and
pears are also good.
:. There is an editorial in the Washington
Chronicle in laudaton of the passage ofthe
Military Force bill-it is headed Day
light. We are not authorized to say so,
but we are quite sure the heading is an FER :
ror OF the press" and that it should have
been Midnight. "-Aleaaadyia Gazette.
"A case of spontaneous combustion" Of
a man addicted to habits of intemperance,
IS reported in the Indianapolis Journal, as
having occurred at Columbus, Indiana.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-02-28

the information of our readers. The Lee
glslature has labored faithfully, and we
think honestly, to arrive at aproper solu-
ton Of the various perplexing questions
that have claimed their attention. It is
true, some of their measures-particularly
the Stay Law-haye not met with general
appreciation; yet, We think all will concur
in the opinion, that the Legislature have
been actuated by an honest and sincere
purpose of relieving an oppressed and suf-
fering people from their embarrassed con-
dition; and that, if they have occasionally
erred, they were errors of the head and
not of the heart.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-02-28


EM Mr.. George Peabody, a wealthy
English merchant, and formerly citizen
of the United States, has donated the sum
Of about million and half dollars to a.
board Of trustees, to be devoted to the ed
ucation of the poor and destitute in the
South. This board will hold meeting
i'll a short time for the purpose Of conside-
ring and adopting measures for carrying
out the purposes contemplated by the au-
thor of this munifcent donation. Good
teachers are to be employed, and, as we
underestimate, the poor are to be the recipi-
ents of the benefits of this fund, regardless
Of race or color. It is true, no conditions
upon this subject have been specifically set
forth, yet we are inclined to believe, from
MIR. Peabody's known sympathy with the
North, that such was his intention. But
whatever his intention in this respect MAY
he, the people Of the South will appreciat G
this act of kindness and beneyolence in a
becoming manner.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-02-28

Recently in Philadelphia, as George
Ellars was being taken from the prison
box into the Criminal Court for trial on
the charge of assault and battery and an
attempt at rape, he was. shot dead by
Thomas Leis, the father of the girl on
whom the outrage was attempted, just as
the former crossed the threshold of the
courtroom.
NJ. A. Hawkes., who shot his wife in
st Paul, Minnesota, last summer. and as
was thought at the time accidentally, has
been arrested on the charge of numbering
her. He is known to have previously in
sured her life, and other circumstances has
given rise to the suspicion Of foul play.
Nebraska advertiser., 1867-05-02
A NORMAN MIRACLE.

The following account of an intended
miracle is related in volume published
By DR.. Bennett, on Mormanisln. i is
both CURIOUS and characteristic. We
have no doubt whatever all the Nor
man miracles we have heard about have
been performed n slmilar manne r.
The age Of miracles, like the age Of chlV
airy, is over. but imposiers and and I'm
position are on the increase: as a
Towards the close of a fine summers
day, farmer In one of the Western
States found a respectable looking man
al his gate, who requested permission TO
pass the night under his roof. The far
mer readily complied. The stranger was
invited into the house, and a good and
substantial supper placed before him
After be had eaten, the farmer, who
appeared to be a jovlal, warm. hearted
humorous, aud. wIthal, shEewd old nan,
passed several hours in pleasant conver-
saIion with his guest, who seemed to be.
very i'll at ease, both in body and mind ;
yet, as " desirOus of pleasing bis enter
Iainer, replied courteously and agreeably
TO whatever was said TO him. Finally,
be pleaded fatigue and illness as an ex-
cuse for retiring, and was conducted by
the farmer TO an upper story, where be
went 10 bed. About the middle of the
night the farmer and his family were
awakened by the most dreadful groaas,
which they soon aslertained, proceeded
from the chamber of the traveller. On
going 10 investigate the matter, they
found that the stranger was dreadfuily
Ill, suffering The most acute pain; and
uttering the MOST doIeful cries, apparent
ly without any cOnciOusness Of what was
around him. Everything that kindness
and experience coul5 suggest was done
TO relieve he sick man, but ell efforts
were in vain; and TO the cohsterDatior
of the farmer and his family. the gues
expired in the, course OF. a few hours
la the midst Of this lEoRble and anx,
ieiy, al an early hour in The morning 4wC
travellers came to the gate and requested
enteftainment. The farmer told them be