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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-17
LAGER BEER.
By JOSH RULINGS.

have finally cum tew the conclusion
that lager beer as a beverage is not
intoxieatin.
/ hav bin told SO by german who
said he had drunk it all mite long,
just to try the experiment; and was
Obliged tn go home entirely sober in
the morning. l have seen this same
man drink sixteen glasses, and if he
was drunk he was drunk in german
and nobody could understand it. 1t
Is proper enuff to state that this man
kept lager beer saloon, and could
nav no object In stating what was not
strictly thus.
believed him to the full extent of
my ability. / never drunk but three
glasses ov lager In mi life, and that
made mi he'd ontwist as tho it wos
hung on the end of string, but Twas
told that 1t was owing to mi bile be-
ing out ov place; aud / guess that it
was go, for | never billed over wuss
than did when | got hum that mite.
My wife thot was going tew die, and
wus afraid that [ shouldn't, for it
did seem as tho everything / had ever
eaten in my life waz eummin teW the
surface and l do really believe that
II my WlIe hadn pulled off my boots
Jest as she did they would hay cum
thunderin up too. s.--t
OF how sick | wuzl IA years ago
aud can taste il now!
| never had so much experience in
In so short a time.
If emmy man shud tell me thai
lager beer wuz not intoxicating, ]
shud believe him; but if he shud tell
me that / wuzn't drunk that night,
but hat my stummack wuz out of or.
d. should ask him to state over 1
" words, just how a man felt anC
.cted when he wuz well set up.
If | wasn't drunk that mite, / haC
some of the most natural simptuIn
that a man ever had and kept sober
In the first place it was about so rod
from where l drunk the lager beer t,
mi house, and was thus over 2 hour
on the road, and had a hole buste
through each one or my pantaloo
= neez, aud didn't have any hat, an
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-17
Err EW S
nor 0taer RIVE, Items See Fourth Page.
STEAMBOAT PRINTING.

T NO printing establishment i'm the West
has better facilities or greater ability for
doing fine Steamboat Printing. Our assori-
nent OF Job Type. though very large ana
complete, is eonstan tly. being added TO, and
our job department Is under the personal
supervision of one of the best job printers
IA nine the United States. We are prepared to
B Eiht rosters, plain or fancy, Bill Heads,
s ~. Li4ading, Cards, Deck and Meal Tick
So 80 Bills OF Fare, Mates Tickets for Labor,
Wharf-boats viii be promptly attended tc.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-17

Among the first boats due here are
the Nightingale, to st. Louis; Sham
rock, from st. Louis; Indiana. from
New Orleans the Cumberland, from
Cairo; Darling and Natomia, for Men,
phis; Linton. from Cumberland River;
Tarasoon, from Louisville; q. A.
Thompson, for New Orleans; Rob
Roy, from Cincinnati. -.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-17
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

LUM B ER-LUMBER
YEIHE SUBSCRHBER CONTINUES
- the Lumber Business at his old stand
at the corner of Main and Seventh Streets
and would respectfully inform the public
that his stock is large and second to none
in the assortments, embracing Pine OF a.
thiciknesses and quality, from the nicer
Third Common Saginaw Board up !
Three-Inch First Clear Plank.
Also, 500 DOORS of various thickness
and styles, and
10000 LIGHTS.
Window Sash, Pine and Poplar ShingIa
and A. feet Lath, Mouldings, Casfnee
Quarter-ROund, &C., &C.
Orders from the country, river or rail-
filled promptly.
sell d3m JOHN +. GLOVER. q
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-17

The arrivals and departures up to 3
o'clock yesterday sinclude the Mollis
Norton, Henderson .to.returh. Ollie
Sullivan, to Cannelton; Fanny Bran
deis, to Cincinnati; Ada Lye1i Green
River to return; Tennessee, Cairo to
Louisville; Sam. Orr. from PASSPORT.
ROafs Due
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-09-05
THE Great Logan Meeting. f"

Such is the big sounding caption under
| which the Ottawa Republican alludcs to the
little gathering of radicals in front of the Court
house last Wednesday to hear Alta Vela Logan
The Republican says 'the masses turned out
from six to eight thousand strong, filling the
court house yard, steps, &c. The yard in
front OF the court house is so by 100 feet in
size--or 5000 square feet. Allowing two square
feet to a man, land that Is close packing and
the whole yard will not hold 5000 people
Now no honest man will pretent that there
were people enough out listening to Logan at
any time during his speech, to fill the yard
half full. The plank seats, which accommo-
dated less than 400, occupied more than half
the space actually filled Certainly at no time
had Logan an audience of over 1900, in
Guiding men, women and Children inside and
outside of the yard and If we say the whole
grand mass meeting vt no time numbered over
1000 people, We will be accused by no homes
man Of being illiberal in our estimate.
six to eight thousand" As Ar,emus
Ward would say, "Methinks thou art blow
ing" The honest truth is, the grand Logan
demonstration was grand fizzle, and it was
nothing else,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-09-05
Gov. Curtin on Gov. Seymour

While such miserable political demagogues
and Alta Nela spectators as John A. Logan
are blovating around the country charging
Gov. Seymour with being disloyal," Gov
Curtin and Others, who were intimately con.
nected with him during the war, are giving
the lie direct to everything they say, as will be
seen by the following:
Gov. Curtin, of Pennsylvania, says the Buffalo
Courier, was asked the other day. in the Union
League Club House of Philadelphia, what was
his opinion of Gov. Seymour. He replied "Well
sir, if | were asked to mention n man who, in
my estimation. possessed the attributes of a per-
feet gentleman, cultivated scholar a thorough
statesman and sincere Christian, / would, with.
out hesitation, name Horatio Seymour, of New
York" "How about Seymours loyalty ?" "Af
ter the dispatches that / sent Gov Seymour al
the time of the rebel raid into Pennsylvania
replied the G. overnor, sit would hardly become
me to impugn his loyalty; the fact is, I have
never doubted it. ] understand that Belmont ,
having all the dispatches sent by Stanton and
myself printed, and have no doubt they will be
in the hands of every democratic stump-speakel
through the campaign. We had better give up
attacking Seymour's loyalty, for the opposition
hold the trump card in that matter"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-09-05
Indiana.

and vigorously conducted of any anywhere in
the country. In sharpness and energy it has
not been exceeded since the days of log cabins
and hard-cider On the part Of the Democrat
ic party, it is conducted by the most able and
talented speakers in the Union. Senators
Doolittle and Hendricks. assisted by Peudle-
ton, Voorhees,, and many Others, are addressing
immense meetings daily. The state is count
ed as certain for the Democracy.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-09-05
Cattle for the State Pair.

The owners of fine cattle in the state have
been justly alarmed at the prospect of their
valuable animals contracting the Texas cat.
tie disease while being transported to the state
fair in cars which had contained diseased cat
tie. John P. Reynolds, ESQ, secretary Of the
State Agricultural Society, has therefore adj
dressed letters to the superintendent OF the
railroads IL the state, asking their co-opera-
ton in preventing any risks to cattle gong to
or returning from the state fair. The mos:
satisfactory replies have been received to
these letters, and we are able to give the fol-
lowing facts, which will be interesting to all
stock raisers who propose to take part in the
exhibition
If parties who propose to ship cattle from
any station on the line of the Chicago, Bur
lington y Quincy r. r. will give one or two
days notice OF their intention, new cars, or cars
which have been fumigated and cleansed with
chloride of lime, will be supplied. At Quincy
pens to receive the cattle W i'll be built, and
be kept entirely unused until the fair These
pens are located on ground on which no an
imal ha, set foot for years
Cattle on the Chicago d St. Louis R. r..
will be transferred to and from the fair in box
cars. On this line no cattle have been carried
in box cars for years, and consequently they
must be entirely safe.
The same arrangement will be made on the
Illinois Central r. r. The Toledo & Wabash
X. r. will have their stock cars cleansed and
fumi gated
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-09-05
The Cattle Disease.

Apropos of the meeting at the Court
House in Ottawa TODAY, of farmers of In
sale county to devise means of protection
against the cattle plague which is now deyas-
tatlng portions of this state, we publish tho
following letter of Mr. David Strawn. who ia
in the infected district;
BELLE PRAIRIE, Sept 2, 1863.
c. J. CURRYKA, Esq.-Dedr SIR i. I NAV not h.
ready to leave here in time TO meet with Won IN
Saturday | have been 20 miles south, and and
drove of 900 head of Texas cattle bslon o;n,, N
Thomas Stephens, Of Ford county, which are
fattenlng and doing we'll He had about 400 ma.
tive cattle, which have been dying for som. time
lie sold 200, of which part died in shipping.
% that he estimates his loss in native stock at
800 head.
Stewards herd, which was until week aeo.
partly on the same range with the Texas cattle.
commenced to die III from 80 to 60 days after
exposure. Out of $50 head 80 have died. Tho
whole herd appeared to be ailing several DAYS
ago. but within the last few days no more have
died, and the herdsmsn says they appear TO be
getting better. But hot day seems to affect
them at oncs-15 dying in single hot day
About 100 have died belonging to nsighbors,
making nearly 500 that have died on account Of
this drove OF Texas cattle; besides herd OF
about 100 that broke away from another herd
and were part of day in a lane and on the
range where the Texas cattle had been. These
commenced dying in two weeks after exposure,
and are still dying rapidly. Mr.. Stephens thinks
the native infected cattle will infect other native
cattle. His experience is, that the disease does
not develop itself for so or 60 days after expos,
ure, except in the case Just named A to tho
disease and the remedy, learn nothing new
L WOuld Yecpmnpn1 fbatv "a
from three TO FIVE man a. q committee TO exam.
Inc all herds Of cattle belonging to L. Sale
county before they leave the herding grounds in
Livingston, Iroquois or Ford counties 10 see
FOR themselves the locality, and fully to asces-
tam whether there has been possibility Of the
cattle having been exposed, and that no cattle
be allowed to be driven from the herding
grounds without permit from such committee
L think the people have a right TO adopt such
regulation in self-defence, and 10 enforce il a.
police law. You might ask the advice of Mr.
Glover as to tho law in the case. | would also
suggest that the meeting pass resolution asking
tho Board OF Supervisors TO pay the expenses Of
tho committee Let the meeting also pass strong
resolutions agains, the shipping of Texas cat
tie to Chicago that is, cattle brought this year,
which | understand is continually done Our
county should form q. league 10 prosecute all
violations Of the law against Texas cattle
Our native cattle now unsaleabe, and will
remain 50 while free trade is allowed in Texas
cattle
You are q. liberty to read this letter to the
meeting Oh Saturday.
Very respectfully.
DAVID STRAwN.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-09-05
Anniversary Of the Adoption Of the Con.
stitutiOD

BY Springfield despatch in the Chicago
Times of Thursday we learn that Gen John
A. McClernand, chairman of the democratic
state central committee, has issued an address,
in which, adverting to the fact that the
seventh Of this month is the anniversary of the
ordainment of the federal constitutions he adj
vises the democracy of each city, town or other
locality, in the state, to meet together on that
day, to properly recognize the recurrence of
the anniversary.
The above is all well enough, with the ex-
ception that there is on important error in the
date The anniversary of the adoption of the
Constitution of the U. s. is the SEVENTEENTH
and not the serenth of September. The error
probably occurred in transmitting the des-
patch.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-09-05
HON. JOHN r. EDEN,
Democratic Candidate for Governor;
Hon. r. E. WILLIAMS.
Candidate for Attorney General: and
HON. JAS. C. ROBINSON, NJ. G.,

But the Democratic Committee are in cor
respondence with other eminent speakers, and
there will doubtless be others, whose names
will be announced by handful
The intention is to maks it the grandest
demonstration of the seasen-to have the
meeting in the Public Square, where the
people can be addressed from three or four
different stands at the same time.
Let the Democracy Of the county be getting
ready at once for monster demonstration at
Ottawa on Monday September 18th.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-09-05

LOGAN, in his ridiculous attempt to demon
stratc that the poor men pay no taxes, did
not, like Dick Yates at Jacksonville two weeks
ago, address poor man as miserable scabs,"
but his whole manner and drift of remarks
meant it. "You poor DEVILS" this was about
the spirit of his talk, "complain of taxation.
Why, you don't pay cent. We rich men pay
all the taxes. What right have you to COM
plan"-you miserable scabs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-09-05
FROM SENECA.
TIE POLE RAISING, AUG. Goth.

TIE POLE RAISING, AUG. Goth,
This was glor,ou, day for the Democracy of
Seneca7--a grand outpouring of the democratic
masses We expected, and had reason 70 expect,
large attendance. but none Of US realized the
intense enthusiasm actually around us.
The weather certainly WAS favorable. At day
light the people began 10 come into town, and
at II o'clock a. VI. it seemed that no more could
find place to hitch their teams.
At II 80, all the wagon roads leading into
town being densely crowded with people bear
ing flags, banners and devices, our Chief Mar
shall Sol futile, Esq, and his able corps of
sistsnts undertook to arrange the various dele
cations in some kind of order.
The Brookfeld delegation, under the lead o
jos. Armstrong, headed by the Seneca martial
band, took the lead The band was followed by
IA young ladies on horseback in costumes of red,
white and blue, representing the Goddess of Lib
erty and the original 10 colonies, these were
followed by wagons, horsemen and footmen.
There came the Marseilles delegation, under
command of T. Barber and Samuel f. Parr,
chief Marshals, headed by the Marseilles band,
carrying with them beautiful flag with staff
bearing gilded representation of the Ameri-
can Eagle some Aft. across, followed by a wagon
drawn by six white horses, containing 3S young
ladies beautifully dressed, representing the
Goddess of Liberty and the q states. The beau
ty Of Marseilles, the patriotism and enthusiasm
of its people, formed the most attractive feature
Of the occasion. In their train followed teams,
buggies and horsemen. Then came the North
Prairie delegation, under command OF Chief
Marshal Higgins and assistants, bearing such
flags and Democratic devices to be satisfactory
to add that they were soundly on the side of the
democracy. Other smaller delegations of which
can only speak generally, also did their duty
nobly. The procession marched Through the
principal streets as rapidly possible for large
and enthusiastic q throng; thence to the place
selected for raising another good old hickory
pole.
The crowd then dispersed, to re.assemble at
2:30 p. NJ. On time promptly, Mr.. Jekyll, the
manager of that part Of the work, began to
draw in the ropes attached to the straight and
we'll framed Hickory Of 125 IT, in length. No
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-09-05
Hon. r. e. Williams Coming

TO the list of eminent speakers advertised
to be present at the grand democratic demon
stration in tins city next Monday, must be
added the name of the Hon. Robert +. Will
Jams, democratic candidate for Attorney GEN
erai. We have seen letter stating over his
own signature that he will positively be here.
lie IS very able and eloquent speaker
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-09-05
The Meeting at Seneca.

The grand Democratic Rally and Pole Rails
ing at Seneca last Saturday was quite equal,
in point of attendance and enthusiasm, to the
meeting at Marseiles week earlier The
Democracy of Marselles paid back in full the
compliment paid them by the Democrats of
Seneca the week before, by both turning out
IN full force, and also taking with them band
OF music and wagon drawn by four elegantly
decorated horses, and so arranged as to seat
~ handsome young ladies, dressed in pure
white, with blue sash, representing the 81
states. In the centre, in an elevated position
stood lady representing the Goddess of lib
erty-the lady being Miss Shaver of Rutland,
whose queenly person peculiarly fitted such a
position. This wagon was followed by long
train of other vehicles, numbering in all in the
nelghborhood of 100
The pole was raised without accident or diff
ticulty, and was genuine hickory, 1875 feet
tall.
The procession, which was headed by Shaw's
band of Marseilles, after marching through the
principal streets of the town, assembled in
front Of the Speakers stand erected near the
pole The meeting having organized, G. w.
Armstrong, Esq, proposed three cheers for
the flag, three cheers for Seymour and Blair,
and three cheers for the ladies, which were
given with hearty good will.
o. c. GRAY, Esq, Democratic candidate for
Congress, was then introduced to the audience,
whom he addressed with his accustomed elo-
quence, force and clearness for nearly two
hours. He alluded to the fact that up to u
few years ago he had been republican, and
gave such reasons for his change to the Dem
ocratic side as will probably prevent any de-
sire on the radical side to have him repeat
them. He then waded into" the radical
party on the score of corruption and down
right swindling and showed that in all these
operations our radical congressman was fully
as deep in the mire as Spooney Butler, Alta
Vela Logan, or any of the rest of them. He
courted no better amusement, he assured his
audience, than to meet Mr.. Cook face to face
on these points. Mr.. Gray then proceeded to
handle the reconstruction and financial qucs-
tious with clearness and ability excelled by
none of our very ablest speakers.
He was followed by julius Avery, Esq,
Democratic candidate for State Senator Mr.
Avery's speech, though much shorter, was
equally stirring and forcible, and left the mast
happy impression.
After these speeches the meeting adjourned
until evening, when, although most Of the peo-
pie from abroad had left. an audience of four
or five hundred were ably and eloquently ad-
dressed by Mr.. DIN, of Morris.
All in ALL it was one of the finest meetings
held for long time in this county. At its
height the crowd in attendance was estimated
at 5000, and at no time in the afternoon was
the audience less than from 1900 to 5000.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-09-05
Vermont Election-More Democratic
Gains!

The attempt would be absurd, even if the
radicals had made large gains in their major
tiles at the election in Vermont on Tuesday,
to draw from the result an inference as to the
direction Of the popular tide. The question of
loss or gain to the radical party in that state
is one simply of a large or small vote. The
state polls, on full vote, about 81, 900 votes,
Of which ssme $4,000 are democratic. When
full vote is out, the republicans have 40, 1000
majority; when the vote is smaller the major
ity is smaller. Last fall, on a vote of 10000
the republicans had 10000 majority, this year,
on vote of $4,000, they have majority Of
10000. The test of democratic loss or gain
can only be decided on comparing the per
centage the democrats have cast of the whole
vote for the last few years. Thus the demo-
Gratis cast Of the whole vote, according to
Greely's Almanac, in
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-09-05
Another increase

The monthly statement of the public debt
for the month of August, has not vet been is.
sued, but it is announced will show another
large increase. An increase of $40. 600 OOA
tor June, $1a,OOO,0oO for July, say $50 OoO,.
QUO for August-so we go! And John A. Lo.
gan says the radicals are paying the debt at
the rate of 800, 900 900 wear.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-09-05

The New York Democratic State Conven-
ton on Wednesday nominated the Hon. John
II. Hoffman for Governor, the vote being
unanimous. This insures the state for the
Democracy by 10000 majority.
On the same day the Democracy Of Mass.
achusetts nominated John Quincy Adams, son
OF the "old man eloquent. as their candidate
for governor.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-09-05

Why did not Logan, in his speech here on
"Wednesday, alludc to and explain the infa-
nous Guano Island steal 2 This question is
asked by great many republicans, who are
striving with their consciences to reconcile
their support OF him with their convictions of
duty.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-09-05

GEO. H. PENDLEroN.-A despatch was
received on Tuesday, by the chairman of the
Illinois Democratic State Central Committee
from the Hon. Geo. II. Pendleton stating that
he had just arrived at home, and that he must
Withdraw all his appointments in Illinois un-
til after the election in Ohio.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-09-05

1t is said the shipments Of currency from New
York to the West, last week. exceeded $1,000.
OOO This sum, scattered through the great pro.
ducing regions Of the!country, will exert favor.
able influence in every branch Of business.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-09-05

This year they have cast Of the vote, as Civ
en- in the Chicago Tribune Of yesterday, 49,
55s against 42,Oo3, which is 1921 per cent of
the total vote, gain on the vote cast at any
election since $780, of 0.53 per cent, or lit
tie over one-half Of one per cent. In spite of
the increased majority against them, therefore
there is real and substantial gain on the
part OF the Democrats at the election in Yer
mont on Tuesday. Verify, if the republicans,
at time like this lose in Vermont they may
we'll conclude that the handwriting of their
doom is on the wall
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-09-05
Democratic.
VIM w O'Brien,
Now in Congress.

Illinois elects this year 10 Senators-19 hold
ing over. OF these latter, 0 are Rep and 3
Dem. Should the districts to elect vote as in
1865, the republicans will carry nine, and the
democrats four, making the next Senatorial
body stand IS republicans and democrats.
The nominations so far az made. are as fol.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-09-05
Illinois Election.

Following are the nominations for Congress
in Illinois except in the 1st Cook district,
where the nominations have not yet been
made: