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an order signed by the President and Secretary
or Vice President and Secretary. and shall deliv.
er to his SUCCESSOR In Office all Cash, Books, &c.
in his possession belonging TO the League.
SEC. 8. The Directors shall be the Legislative
and Executive bodies OF the League, and shall not
be less than eigh, members, with power to add
to their number II requisite.
SEC. &. Should vacancy occur during the
term; the Directory shall have power to elect
some member OF the League 10 fill it; but in case
Of u vacancy Tor President or Vice President il
shall BE- filed, ly the Directory from their own
body; the vacancy thereby caused being filed by
the election Of II member Of the League.- r.- =
SEC. I. 1t shall bc competent tor the Directory
10 appoint snch other officers as circumstances
may require. subject 10 the approval Of the
League. ..-..
SIC. 8. The Presiden. and Secretary shall
have power TO call Il special meeting at any time
that it may be necessary TO do so.
SEC. .. ANY officer Or Director Icing absent
three successive evenings, without reasonable
cause of excuse. shall lc considered 10 have Va
Gated his position in the Directory.
Approved at meeting Of the League, Feb. 4th,
1867. .i-t.i.. -.-....
F. r. J. DIXON, Secy.
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prima focie evidence Of the lawful authority Of
ibe officer selling, and the regularity Of atpro.
cnedings prior tothc execution %. the decd, aea
as prna iacic evidence that ail the right, title,
and interest Of the party delinquent has been 9
lawfully and rishtfuliy sold and conveyed to the
purchaser, aud the purchasers title to such min
ing claim shall lie absolute.
q Sec. L. The provisions OF this Act shall also
apply to all persons who have refused or neglect.
cd TO sign articles OF incorporation or deed
Of trust in any incorporated mining company:
Sec. 8. An Act entitled an Act concerning
partnerships for mining purposes. approved
April fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-fonr, is
hereby repealed. .a.. lg.a. 9l. q
Sec o. This Act shall take effect from and after
its passage. i4!f na .h'dsuull I9s
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CONSTITUTION Or IHE MINERS PRO.
.r TECTION LEAGUE.
OFFICERS.

SECTION l.. The business of this League shall
he conducted by Directory consisting OF a Prcs-
dent, Vice President. Secretary, and not less than
eight Directors. who shall form Bylaws for the
trans ctOn OF their business. and shall have pow
er to fill vacancies in their body and add 10 their
number il they deem it necessary
SEC. 2. Article l. The Object of this League
shall be. for the mutual co operation OF the
Miners aud lahorcrs in this Distrcl in the plo,ec
tion OF their rights and interests; in legal and
constitutional manner 10 suppress the increasing
competition of Chinese with American labor; to
take measures to check the Wholesale imnortation
OF Chinese hy capitalists for conducting the pub
lie works of this State; and IL shall be the duty
OF the Directory to ascertain the number Of Chi'
ncse at present employed on such public work,
and about to be introduced by capitalists, and lay
before the Governments of the United States and
California just exhibit of the question in all its
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SHORT HoRsR Soon CURRIED.-The Grand
Jury fur the February term of The County
Court were empanneled on Monday morn
ing last, and after being constantly engaged
in The invest! cation ofseveral criminal cases.
n thorough aad searching examination into
the affairs OF the county generally and the
officials particularly, returned into court in
just three quarters Of an hour after b.ing
sworn in, aud presented theis final report,
were discharged by the CouTt-several mount.
ed heir mustangs and were at home plowing
at one o'clock p, NJ. Ifbusiness is done more
exped,iously than this in other counties it
should be made known, but We are inclined
to think San Ma!eo is lite ahead-as far
as heard from At least.
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IT. HUMPHREYS, President.
JOIN llopGDkN. Vice President.

JOHN IIODCDEN, ICC FTCSUcOI.
!. Il. J DIXON, Secretary.
THos MCGoEY, Treasurer.
A. u. CnrBn,
J. e. SCOTr.
JOE. WILLIAMS,
J.D. HussEli, : Directors.
u. l.. BowEEs.
JOHN BoRiAND.
WV. NORWOOD.
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BYLAWS OF THE BOARD OF D1REc.
TORS.
MEETINGS.

MEETINGS.
SECTION. l. The League shall meet the first
Sunday in each month for the tr.,nsac ton oil bust.
ness.
Special meetings may be called by the Prcsi-
dent and Secretary. or by requisition, signed by
ten members Of the League.
The Directory shall meet every Thursday
evening.
Five Directors shall form a quorum for doing
business.
The hours of meeting for the Directory shall
be O'Clock, P. NJ, in Winter, and o'clock P. NJ,
in Summer.
OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES
SEC. 2. The President shall preside at all
meetings and require due respect 10 the Cons;i.
tuition and observance OF the BY Laws; see that
The officers and Committees perform their duties.
He shall be entitled 10 u casting vote, except.
in election for vacancies when he may exercise !.
luy vote. lie will sign all orders on the Treas.
urrr for monies voted to be paid by the Directory,
and perform such other duties rs his position re-
quires according to usage. The Vice President
shall give his assistance to the President, and
preside in his absence.
SEC. 3. The Secretary shall keep the minutes Of
the Directory and League. write and dispatch all
communications and notices; all drafts for the
payment OF monies voted; receive and keep &c.
count OF all monies received, and pay the same 10
the Treasurer, taking his receipt therefor and
and as>ist the Finance Committee in their month.
ly statement OF accounts. He shall hcep u book
containing the Constitution and the names Of
all members enrolled; and in q column set apart
Tor that purpose, shall record the date and cause
OF Withdrawals from memberships; and perform
all other duties as are required OF him by the
Directory and League; and deliver up TO the
League al books. papers, &c, in bis possession,
when required! 10 DO so. t'
SEC 4. The Treasurer shall receive all monies
from the Secretary aud receipt for the same. He
shall pay al monies voted by the Directory. on
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Joshan NJ Il General.

Gen. d. II. Hill, OF the late Confederate army,
has high opinion Of the military skill of Joshua,
and thinks he displayed superiority over noted
generals of later times lie says:
Joshua the successor of Moses. was distinr-
uished by the favor of heaven, and yet was one
of the most renowned military leaders of his own
or any other age. His strategy and man@uyer-
ing furnish an interesting study, at this day, to
the student of military history. He will see that
the mistake which Washington made at Ger
mantown in attempting to take Chew's houset
which Green made at Eutaw, in attempting to
take the brick Jail, Joshua did not make when
the five kings fled to their cave stronghold at
Makkedah He did not turn aside from the
great object but gave orders, stay We not, but
pursue after your enemies and smte the hinder
most of them suffer them not to enter their
cities" Had jackson, at New Orleans. been
familiar with the tactics of Joshua, he would
haye made his night attack OF the I'D December
just before day, and thus have anticipated the
great victory Of the 9Th Of january. 1t is not
strange that military men in modern times. with
all the lights Of history and experience before
them, can discover no mistakes in the campaigns
of Joshua, who marched and fought ages before
Alexander Hannibal, Caesar and Napoleon
Whence did he derive his strategy; Who taught
him the art of war:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-09-21

EXTRAORDINARY IF IRUE.-Mr. Weston,
proprietor Of the wine-rooms on jackson street,
near the International Hotel, has q number Of
canaries in large breeding cage. Some weeks
ago. one of the female birds was busily engaged
in building her nest preparatory 10 laying. when
well-known deforined weman, whose presence
on our streets has long been nuisance and
source OF annoyance and danger to married
ladies, entered the saloon. II is declared that
the bystanders remarked at the time the birds
fright at the horrible appearance of this handles
dwarf, and that the bird showed its terror in the
most unInistakable manner. That bird should
show any signs of aversion 10 a human being
because OF personal deformity, Is extraordinary !;
but the most extraordinary il the fact that when
her brood Of four little came forth from the
thell 1t was found that every one Of them Were
deformed in much the same manner As the re.
voting looking little beggar the difference being
that the BIRDS for want Of arms, are deiorned at
the feet Three Of the birds have mere knots in
place of feet, the ends having the raw flesh like
appearance of the woman's nnsightly stumps of
arms, and the fourth has feet at all but stnmps
of legs about half the ordinary length. In all
other respects the birds are healthy and perfectly
well formed, and they are all alive and doing
we'll
We know that more than one deforined child
has been born in this city whose mistortunos can
be attributed to this but that birds should be
affected in like manner, by horrible spectacies of
different species, is almost beyond belief. There
may be no connection between the mothers fright
and the imperfect progeny, but it looks plausible
to the unscientiic. If this is instance of
and effect it is worth recording, and worthy of
the consideration of all likely to be affected by
similar accidents. While the greatest pity and
kindness should be extended to such unfortunate
creatures as this Italian monstrosity, society is
bound to protect itself if necessary by the stern
est measures against the effects she is producing,
or the evil will multiply itself to extent that
is too terrible for contemplation.-AHa Calitor-
MAN. ..fI I'D
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Ottawa osweso and F. R.v. R. r.

A meeting of the Directors of the Ottawa.
Oswego and Fox River Valley r. r. was held
at Aurora on the 18th, as indicated in our last.
The meeting, though nominally of the direc-
tors only, was attended by large numbers of
leading men along the line of the road evinc-
success by the whole country through which
1t passes. 1t is understood that such PROPOSE
tons have been made to the directors that they
will be able to put the entire road under con-
tract as soon as an average of $4,000 per mile
shall have been subscribed to the stock
making total Of about OO,OOO-and that
these subscriptions need not be paid until after
the iron shall have been laid. On these con-
ditions assurances were given from a number
of wealthy and prominent citizens of Kane
and Kendall couuties that so far as they were
concerned, the subscriptions would be forth
coming. Can the mOneyed men of the towns
in La Sale county interested in the road give
the same assurances
The following ''Orders" embrace the action
of the Directors at this meeting:
Ordered, That the books of subscription to the
capital stock b., opened; that the President APP
point suitable perSoIfs to solicit subscriptions
along the proposed line of The road that the
President fix upon draft for subscription, con-
ditional that the sums subscribed shall be pay
able, twenty-five per cent when the iron is laid,
and twenty-five per cent every three months
thereafter until paid, with interest from and
after the time the iron is laid at ten per cent per
annum. or all payable when the iron is laid, at
the option of the subscriber; that in such towns
and counties as vote to subscribe to the capital
stock and to issue bonds therefor, the vote may
be taken upon condition that the bonds are not
to be delivered until the iron is laid from Wenona
to the town so voting.
Ordered, That the President and Secretary be
authorized to enter into contract with p. J.
Burchel and his associates for the building of the
road from Geneva through st. Charles to connect
with the Galena Branch of the Northwestern
Railroad at or near Clintonville, on the same
terms given by the company to Messrs. Young l.
Weld, for the Wenona Division.
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Current News.

The Germans of Wisconsin are preparing for
. vigorous fight against the prohibitionists.-
They have published an address, in which thew
say they constitute more than one-third of the
population of the State, and that their national.
ity ought to be respected. They purpose max
ing themselves felt at the next election. ~
The correspondent Of the New York Ecenino
Post states that in conversation he had with
staff officer Of Gen. G. rant, he was told that the
latter would not accept the Presidency were it
rendered to him.
Boston had $4,000 inhabitants added to its
population on Monday, making it the fourth
city in the Union, by taking the neighboring
city of Roxbury under the shelter of her corpor-
ate wings. BY vote of the people of both cities
the annexation proposition was carried
The Texans do not relish the idea of an In.
dian reservation in their State. Game is scarce
there, and they are afraid the noble red man,
unable to supply himself from his happy hunt.
fairgrounds, will take to hen.roosts and hog
pens.
The Rev. Lorenzo Dow Bently. formerly horse
jockey and hard character generally, now a
noted revivalists, in a TRAD against tobacco at
the Willimantic camp meeting, used the follow.
ing illustration: what would you think if
you were to see Jesus Christ on the camp ground
with little old crooked pipe in his MOUTH
If the Radicals think the President deserves
impeachment, why don't they try it2 Ii is
pusillanimous to threaten it every time he re.
moves a subaltern from one point to another, or
refuses to take some Radical editors interpreta
ton OF law instead abiding by its letter.
Says the New York 1ri1une.: "The Senate is
now rid of open and confessed debauchees "
Poor Chandler is dead, then, is hef Nye has re.
signed, and Sprague has been defeated in an
election which nobody has heard or knows Of
At least one-third Of the Senate which met last
winter must be dead positively dead-drpnk.-
Times.
Official returns of the Maine election received
at the Office Of the Secretary of State from four
hundred and forty towns give Chamberlain So.
4O6, and Pillsbury 44,70s Majority for Cham.
berlin, l1,7O4.
DIED IN TEyAs,-We see by the Chicago pa.
pers that Gen. NJ. r. NJ. Wallace received on Sat.
urday last the news of the death Of his brother,
the United States assessor and collector for the
state of Texas, who had died Oh the morning of
the smea day. .-....s ...-
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Supreme Court.

In the Supreme Court, now IN session at
Ottawa, the call of the docket was commenced
on Tuesday morning, the intention being to
call 40 cases day. The first 40 were called,
and the second commenced, when the call was
interrupted by the estate House Case" as it
is called-the proceeding to test the constitu-
tionality of the extraordinary appropriation
made by the Legislature for the erection of a
new State House. The case was argued on
Thursday by b. S. Edwards, Esq, Of Spring
field on behalf Of the Commissioners, ycster-
day Judge Arlington of Chicago. spoke on
the other side and Judge Beckwith replied
Mr. Larned and other attrorneys in the case are
here, but whether they also intend to speak
we are not advised The case will probably
be submitted to-day.
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TAXEs ON NEwsPAPERs.-We find the fol-
lowing in the St. Louis Republican, of the 9th
instant:
"We learn from some of our Missouri ex-
changes that one or more Of the United States
Assessors are taxing the proprietors of newspa-
pers for manufacturers license, and that the col
.ectors have been or are endeavoring to collect
from $3.50 to $40 for each license There is no
law for this, and the publishers ought not to pay
for licenses"
This trick is not original in Missouri 1t has
been successfully played in Illinois, also. The
Assessor of this District, We know, would not col
lect unlawfully from publishers, or any others
knowingly but we class ourselves among those
who have paid for the privilege of being con-
sidered manufacturer. In most parts of this
State, where this money has been collected. de-
mands have been made that it should be refund
ed, and in most instances the demand has been
complied with We can not see the Justice in
taxing publishers Of papers, who are already tax.
ed from 50 to $50 per week now on arhie piper
alone. Hadn't our friend Whitman better give
us that $1O?- Wilmington INDEPENDENT
We are afraid our friend STEELE will be
compelled to wait several days, if not longer,
in fact go dry an indefinite length of time,
if he depends for his future lager on the re-
storation of the aforesaid $40 The assessor
tor this district assesses the $40 manufacture.
er's tax on publishers under an instruction OF
the commissioner of internal revenue. found in
the "Rerenue Record" of May IS, 1867, as fol
lows:
"The publisher Of newspaper is liable to q
special tax as manufacturer, if the paper sold
by him either by subscription or otherwise, to-
gether with the job work performed in his office
exceeds one thousand dollars per annumn'
And in the same publication of Aug. TO- 1867
subject:
"The amount received for advertisements in
serted in a newspaper is not to be included il
determining the liability of the publisher of the
paper to special tax as manufacturer"
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ACCUMULATION OF MONEY.-We hsye had
OCCASION more than once, under our " tinan.
cial" head, to remark on the extraordinary
accumulation of unemployed capital in East
ern bank vaults This phenomenon is not
peculiar to this country. The London Times,
of Aug. 90, notices the same state of things in
Europe. According to this authority, the pres
ent accumulation of gold in the chief banks of
Europe is beyond all precedent. In London
is heaped up 100000. This amount has
been reached by an increase on former de-
posts Of "a, 25O 900 since the beginning of the
year, and says the Times, from the large ar
rivals OF silver by the West India mail, it is
probable that large amounts Of gold will be
sent INTO the bank within week"
The add ION To tn stock of bullion in the
bank of Flnce since the 1st of January, has
been something o'er 10000 900, and the to.
tai amount of gold Low held there is $1s3,.
100000; exactly FIVE times as much as in the
beginning of 1864 These are the chief money
centres of Europe. Ii we now turn to our
own in New York, we find an accumulation of
$l00OO0,00O; making total OF four hundred
millions of dollars
This enormous sum is constantly being in
creased money-which in London and Paris
means gold--continues to flow into the
banks to swell the already enormous heaps OF
idle capital "There is says the London
demand, and in the Stock Exchange and else
where, lenders find it difficult to obtain euen
one per cent, for the use of floating balances
In New York current rates for all loans arc
Sol per cant, but desirable borrowers are &C
commodated OF even lower figures.
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MAINE ELECTIoN.-The radicals say their
recent narrow escape in Maine was owing en-
tirey to general apathy. 1t is "A joyful thing
Tor the country that Gen. Aphathy has finally
got command Of the radical forces 1t indl-
Gates that the leaders of dominant and ar-
rogant party, which has trampled the Consti-
tuition in the dust and driven the country to
the verge OF bankruptcy have lost the conf
dcnce OF its members, and that they can no
longer inspire them with that blind cnthusi-
asm which hitherto made radical victories So
easy Depend upon it, the days of the party
remembered when Gen. Apathy becomes the
acknowledged leader.
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SHER1FF'S SALE.-By virtue OF an execution Is
- sued out OF the Clerks Office of the Circuit Court Lar
sHle County, and State Of Illinois, and directed where
by commanded to make the amount Of certain Judge.
hent recently obtained against EdnunS. Iobrook favor
OF William Paul ont of the lands eneuents goods and chat
tels OF the sad Edmund Horook have levied the fol-
lowing property ~ wit East half othe northwest frac
tional quarter Of section twenty l2O township thirty.
three 1857 morrill, Of range az east of the third prncp
meridian In the county Of LA Sale and State Of Illinois, and
also the west half Of said north fractional quarter
Of said section twenty north Of the Chicago Rock Island and
Pacific Rail Road
Therefore, according TO said command, shall expose for
sale public auction all the right title interest Of
above named Edmund Hobrook in and to the above des.
crbed property Saturday the h hay Of October 1867
10 o'clock ~ at the south steps Of court house Ottawa
Dated at Ottawa, this 18th day Of September. 1857.
II. A. MsC ALEB,
sept. 2l-3w. Sheriff Of La Sale County, Illinois