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SERENA.

PREACHING understand that Ambrose
Blake, brother Of Thomas Blake, is in the min.
istry and has given the people Of district No. "a
"call." If he only lives does and teaches right
We can say-gO ahead.
FISHING PIcNIc.-A grand fishing picnic was
held on the Island in Fox river, east Of Henry
PARIS on Saturday last Every body present
fifty or sixty persons were in attendance. Quite
stir or sensation was exhibited on the occur
renee of rather singular incident Near the
island and on the mainland is '.sand cave" and
spring Several of the smaller children were ia
ken across the channel to the cave and were
mostly carried back to tine island-all l believe,
except three-when, in less than three clicks,
an immense tree, full 60 or so feet high came
crashing down the precipice within very few
feet of them. breaking and tumbling verything
minute before, some eight or ten children were
standing, sitting, or playing.
WESTERN BRANCH OF YALE COLLEGE -
This institution of learning is new thing
among the people. District No. G is the place
and PARIS school house the building where it is
held for the while. Miss, Nellie Rochelle is the
principal No one knew all these facts till Sat
uraay forenoon while going to the picnic
In passing the above named school house, in.
seribed in we'll formed letters on an excellen,
sign board fastened between doors, up high wa.
seen the notice: Western Branch Of Yale
College, Parr & Armstrong, Bottle Washers.
This had every appearance of having been
painted or marked by very accomplished work.
man, and IN Ottaca at that although It's pretty
thoroughly believed the sign poster is not a
stranger to the business as once before, on the
same place, was hung the sign "French mea
Market" and on another occasion "Cdndy Shop
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are being made
by the people OF this town and Mission, more
especially the latter, to help forward the grano
picnic to take place at Debolt's springs, ON the
Attn.
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festival at G. Olsons hall, Tuesday evening, June
2Sd, for the purpose Of raising funds for their
5. 8. library. Strawberries, ice cream, lemsnade
and cake was in good supply, as also were beau.
tiful faces OF the fair enee. Gross amount re-
seived. $5414, net profits $40. The ladies per.
formed their part with honor and respect, and
deserve praise for their untiring efforts to make
it an entire success, as it really was.
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Senator Henderson, of Missouri, was mar
ried at Washington City on Thursday of this
week, to Miss Foot niece of ex-senator Foot
of Vermont. The wedding took place at the
National Hotel at II o'clock, the Senate adj
journing over part of day in honor of the
event. The wedding was largely furnished
with guests" from New York, Boston and
other places, to say nothing Of the notable
habitue's of the capital.
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FIRE ar La SALLE.-Another serious fire
occurred at La Sale within the past week.
On Saturday evening the buildings of the
Northern Illinois Coal and Iron Company, at
their shaft near the III. Central r.. r. Bridge,
were discovered to be on fire, and within a
couple of hours were wholly destroyed, to-
gether with the companys bridge across the
railroad Sixteen mules in the shaft at the
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time, persisted from suffocation. Fortunately,
it being Saturday evening, all the men had
left the shaft before the fire occurred. The
loss to the company cannot be less than $40,-
600, Of which $25. 900 is covered BY insurance.
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FROM SENECA.
CELEBRATION.

The people of Seneca have determined to cele-
brate the coming Fourth of July in manner
suitable to that great day. Public meetings, to
make arrangements for that purpose, have been
held, and committees appointed that will carry
out successfully All the necessary preparations
Mr. 4. 4. Lewis, of Ottawa, has been invited 70
deliver the Grafton, and has consented to do So
TOWN IMPROVEMENTS
n. j.. HossAcK, our enterprsing townsman,
some two or three weeks ago purchased of D. c.
Underhill about 200 acres of land, most of which
lies within the corporation limits aud south of
the canal. Mr.. H. at once laid out a portion of
this land into town lots and offered them for sale
on the fairest OF terms, in fact almost any terms
to suit the purchaser. The consequence is. that
before the surveying was completed lots began
to be taken, and Mr.. Hossack has been doing
regular land Office business ever since. He has
sold, during this short time, at very low rates,
over hve thousand dollars worth of property in
the most desirable part of the town. 1t lies near
the ground given by Mr. T. Weir for the ma.
chine shops of the new ruilroad now IN progress
The only draw back, heretofore. to our progress
as town has been that single person has
owned nearly all the land suitable for residence
or business property. Enterprisng and business
men for many years have come here to buy and
improve property, and to share the many natural
advantages thrown around the place, but they
have come and gone again, for the simple reason
that business lots haye been held at Ottawa and
Chicago prices. Now, that Mr.. H. has got hold
OF portion of this property, he has determined
to give inducements to persons wanting to in.
vest, so long as he has any unoccupied land.
As an instance Of his shrewdness, while the
Catholic Church Society was looking for loca.
ton for the new building, he came forward and
ont-bid his only other competitor, Mr. j. Crotty,
and gave two Of his largest and most desirable
lots, besides considerable sum of money.
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The Chicago and St. Louis Railroad company
are sinking an artesian well at Odell. They are
at work on it night and day.
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Congressional Synopsis.
FRIDAY, jane 10

FRIDAY, june III.
.~nate--A bill was passed for the relief of cd
tain exporters of distilled spirits.
The House resolutions repudiating the rece
swindling treaty with the Usage Indians vi
laid before the Senate and referred to the Col
mittee on Indian Affairs. a
The rest of the day was spert in debating 3
bill to extend Government Aid to the Uni
Pacific Railroad, without coming to vote
Honse-The morning was spent on priva
bills Then the bill TO regulate carrying p,
sengers on steamships and other vessels "
passed. The committee Of conference, on t
bill to remove political disabilities from certa
persons in the southern states. reported in fay
OF adopting the Senate amendment, by viii
the only Democrats named in the bill are stris
en- out. An animated debate followed on I
bill, when final vote was put off till Monda,
The Senate Joint resolution. rendering W
of thanks 10 Stanton, WAS passed, upon viii
the House adjourned.
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Sennte-Amone the petitions presented vi
one by Yates, asking Congress 10 establish
this country a republican form of governmeIj
fin which negroes are to be better than Will
men.
The Senate at an early hour went into excel
tive session, and then adjourned.
Houst-Mr Cook, from the committee on cid
tions, in reference to the 9th district, Kentuck|
reported in favor of Mckee, the Republical
against Young, Democrat, IF course, althoud
Young beat Mckee at the election some l,St
votes Mr.. Cook was proceeding 10 argue I'll
case in favor of Mckee, when he was INTERRUPT
ed by a message from the President vetoing Il
bill for the admission of Arkansas On Il
question whether the bill shall pass the PREF
dents objections 10 the contrary Notwithstanding
Mr. Stevens moved the previous question, ar
the vote being taken resulted yeas III, nays ]
There being more than ;wo-ttirds in the affirm
tive, the bill was passed
The Kentucky election case was then resume,
but was again interrupted by a report from I'll
ways and means committee, presenting the ne
tax bill, embracing only whisky and Tobacco
The bill fixes the tax on whisky at 60 cts
Some further discussion of the Kentucky cas-
but no vote, when the House adjourned.
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MONDAY, June 90.

MONDAY, June ~.
Seadte-The veto message of the Arkansas bill
was presented and read, and the bill passed oyd
the veto, as in the House.
Mr.. Yates called up the bill for the admssio
of Colorado, and Morrill,, of VT, made speed
against it, when it was laid aside. and the legiI
latve appropriation bill discussed until adjourn
ment.
House-A number OF new bills and resolution
introduced, several Of them Of the Buncomb
stripe relating to the public debt, direct vot
on which, as usual, was lodged.
The conference committees report on the oivi
disabilities bill was taken up and agreed TO.
The Kentucky contested election case was de
cided in favor OF Kerr by strict party vote.
The new tax bill was taken up. Mr.. Schencl
spent an hour in explaining its provisions. !
motion was then made to amend by fixing tn
tax on whisky at 80 instead of GO cts. Befor
coming to vote OH this, the House adjourned.
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llESbal, June
Senate-Mr. Sumner, from the committee OH
foreign affairs, reported the House bill concernI
ing the rights of American citizens abroad
striking out that portion of the third section
which provides for retaliatory measures in casd
of illegal Imprisonment of American citizens
and inserting provision to make it the duty Of
the Secretary of State to report each case, as ID
may occur, to Congress Tor action. The bill was
laid over.
The Arkansas Senators were admitted to their
seats. Their names are Alex Mcdonald and
Benz T. Rice.
The legislative appropriation bill was resumed,
various amendments considered and adopted, but
no final vote reached.
House-Logan IL. Roots, James Kinds and
Thos. Boales, representatives elect from Arkan-
sas under the recently manufactured black.and.
tan constitution, were admitted to seats and
sworn in.
The tax bill was resumed, the discussion GEN.
tering all day on the amount per gallon to be
fixed on whisky, Almost any figure from 10
cts. to Sc was voted down, except 90 cts. on
which the vote stood - to 81, so that the rate
may be considered as fixed at 80 cts, until the
whisky ring have bought up the present stock,
when it will probably, be raised again to 81.
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.Senate.-The vetoed omnibus bill was received
from the house, and passed over the veto.
The Legislative appropriation bill was discussed
during the balance of the day without reaching
a final vote
House.-The Presidents veto of the omnibus
bill was received at an early hour, read, and then
the bill was passed over the veto by 1O5 yeas
to 30 nays.
The tax bill was then resumed and pushed to
the Goth section, when the house. at 1885 p. M,
adjourned. tr
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WEDNESDAY, June "a.

Senate-After lengthy and interesting dis
cussion, the bill from the House was passed
making eight hours legal days work for all
mechanics or llborers in the employ OF the Gov
eminent. u..t
Uovse--The House occupied all of its time
with the tax bill, and made some amendments,
of no great moment, to the administrative fea-
lures Of the sections relating to the whisky tax.
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WHO CONSPIRES 70 PRODUCE AN
dI OTHER CIVIL WAR?

iz There can be no longer any doubt, We
should think, in the minds Of sensible and
unpreiudiced people, of the intention of
the Radical leaders to seize upon and hold
the government by force and fraudL-by
force especially, making by fraud and
fasehood the excuses for their armed trea-
soa. The Republican party was founded
in spirit of rebellion against the peace Of
the country, as was evinced IN the forma-
ton of their Wide-Awake Clubs, secret
organizations banded together TO plot for
power and plunder, and still in existence
under a more formidable system and dis
cipline, and by another title. The Wide
Ayakes are now the SOLDIERS Of the
Grand Army of the Republic; they have
exchanged their oil cloth caps and capes
for military costume, and their torches for
rides. They exist in every State Of the
Union. having exported to the Southern
States sufficient number Of Officers" to
get togethe= the recreaRt whites and make
them members Of the order. They are
openly and ramPantly defiant, and make
no hesitation Of boasting that their discip-
line and plans are 80 perfect that, at a lew
minutes notice they could assemble to-
gelher ready for field action, and orerporeT
any community in this country, or any
State force that could be collected TO oppose
them.
Oa Thursday, State Senator Jewell, OF
Louisiana, while speaking upon the subject
Of s"Gov" Warmouth's call for Federal
troops, to garrison and overrun the State,
and denouncing as falsehoods his accounts
Of muders and outrages, asked why, IN his
\ complaints of cOnspiracies and plots against
the welfare Of the people there, and in his
aillIsions TO "RebeF clans, etc, the "Gov-
ernor' had not made mention Of the Loyal
leagues and Grand Army Of the Hepub
| lie, Of which latter he is the head in lhst
! Slsde.
OF the G.. A. L., WarmOulh's organ--fh,
7 New Orleans RepHblicua--said, duly ID
/ 1868 il numbered tea thousand traiard sol.
diers in thai city, and that, at that date, bu
IEaIf al hours warning was needed to pat
three thousand Of these men in Dryade,
I street THE street in which the State Hous'
! il iocatedj ready for service.
Senator Jewell also stated that 55Ol
stand Of arms were known 10 be ia tn
| building 0Ppo-iie the State House, and oc
cupied a. the headquarters Of the Republi-
eau party F
/ Recently Logan was escorted 10 thi
stand 90 make a political speechl, il
Maine, by a "Post" Of this same Gram
Army. dos
With these facts patent TO the world,
IL inconeeiyable how the Radical part
dare stand forth and charge desire and
| design 70 reanimste civil war and anarch
upon the Democratic people IL is also
saaryel how they e4n have the efironter
and audacity 10 shout that the republi
IL in danger from Che ku-Klux Klan (sui
staniially myth, and other alleged sim
lar organizations, when il il 80 well know
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his flank at the quarter pole, and he lay
there all the way down the back stretch L.
On the lower turn, Stonewall got TO the
shoulders of the colt, and as they swung
into home the stretch, the colt was but a
neck ahead. Stonewall was pulled out into
the middle of the track, while the rider Of
Sundown kept him close on the inside.
Stonewall sweryed to the right and lost q
length before he was Strengthened. A few
lashes we're given him, which straightened
him again, and he got away nicely after
that for a short distance. He again
swerved, however, and a repetition Of the
whip had to be applied. Shouts we're then
heard all over the track, "SHndown wins J"
but in an instant afterwards it was pereep-
tible that the colt was in difficulties, and he
also, was getting the lash. He began to
shorten his strides, and finally was all
abroad, and Stonewall coming on him with
rush, beat him neck and shoulders at
the string. Time of the last mile, l:46,
and of the mile and three-quarters, 3:l3.
We give summary as follows: -
SANE DAT--Purse $500; dash of mile and
three-quarters. for ali ages.
Mr. Z. G. Moore entered g. h. Stonewan
jackson. by Lightning, dam Edith, by Sow
ercign, 4
Mr.. 0'FallOn entered ch. C. SundOwn. by
Uncle Vic, dam imp. Sunny South, years
.s.....s.
Mr.. J. NJ. Clay entered b. h. Gilroy, by Lex
ington, dam Magnolia, by Glencoe, years
Time-3:l3.
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that they originated such societies and asso-
Citations before the late rebellion broke ont,
and in fact, encouraged the Southern States
to secede by just such threatening and in
cendisry combinations. Ii il useless for
them, the real thieves Of the nations peace,
to hope to longer divert attention from
their infamous doings and projects, by
shouting stop thief" after an unfortunate
people reduced already to social and polit
ical degradation lower than any submitted
to by the people of any other portion Of
the civilized world. The Florida Secret
State Police, BrownIow's projected armed
negro militia, Warmouth's proposed Fed
eral army, adjuncls and skirmishers Of the
G. A. r., are but specimens of what the
citizens in every one Of the States may ex-
,pect il our present rulers, or their parti-
sans are permitted to hold place and
power in the future.-Nao York Express,
dug. 8.
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I'm the Political Interests OF
the People,

The UNION AND DISPATCH, m hereto
fore viii take The Constitution aud laws for H.
vuide; and in tho discussion Of all the new and
intricate questions and issues arising out Of tho
extraordinary condition in which the country
elaeed. Il will adhere TO tho principles an
tsashinvs Of the founders and expositors Of our
government and institutions. II will endeavor
10 guard with vigilance and defend with unWa-
vering earnostness and faith The rights and 'nte-
sts Of all the States, and the essential prinei-
los which constitute ihs hasH Of the Republic
We shall oppose All inyasions Of these. ana
1phold. 20 tho utmost Of our ability, the union
Of the States under them. Foeling that they
70 endangered by the revolutionary schome' OF
Radical politicians who nov hold the Legs
alive power Of the Government. We shall aoaie
sthips of cur past opposition to their mea-
,.,s with those yibvs, which are no less thai
,,,ound convictions. wo cannot and will no'
hos,tsto 10 defend the unfortunate south
ths espcrsions and impositious heapco upo IS
,soplc. and urse thai JUsrtuE aad hiaHr shall
,nsied out % them.
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ONE OF THE "sUFFERERS IN TEkE
ANDFRSONVIII.E PRISON,

ANDEh&SONNh LILLE AhASVNs
The Newark (NSJ1 Courier, Radical
paper, gives the following account of
man who had been viciimizihg the people
Of that city: -EETr H-bIs tE
"One day last week young man visited
this CITY and solicited the privilege Of
preaching in one Of our churches on Sun
day. He showed a number Of letters from
well-known pastors, and "a he often and
ostentatiously exhibited impaired health
by splitting blood, y (which he said was the
result Of imprisonment at Andefsonyille,)
much sympathy was manifested for him,
and he was permitted to preach on Sabbath
morning in ST. Paul's Methodist Episcopal
| Church. His discourse proved TO be Moth
ing more than rambling account Of his
! personal suiIeriugs while prisoner al An
! dersonyille, aud even such as were In lgno-
l rance Of the suspicious entertained against
| him hung their heads in moruhcatton as
| he proceeded with his narrative, and occa-
sionally spat a quantity of blood upon q
| piece OF white paper. After the sermon
| collection of S45 was taken mp for has ben.
sft. A subsequent investigation proved
him 10 be an arrant imposter. His success
it is probable, was owing in great degre'
TO the sympathy he excited by the blood
splitting performance. He would place
pieces OF white paper in conspicuous place
about his room, wherever stopping. upoI
which would be found quantities OF blood
which he claimed 20 have raised from hi
lungs. lie Is said to be one of the pArtie'
who testified upon the trial Of Wlrz, th
Audersouville iailer, who was hung Toy
order or mililAry commission.
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alienation. Let US be warned by the ex-
ample OF Ireland, which was reconstructed
centuries ago. The Legislature Of Tennes-
see is now in extra session, assembled to de-
wise some means for supporting the totter-
ing fabric Of the government. 1t is pro-
posed TO arm the militia, issuing $4,000,
600 worth Of bonds fer the expense,
though the treasury is already bankrupt.
Surely these facts deserve serious consider
alton, when we remember that Tennessee is
a reconstructed State, whose Representatives
have been in Congress more than two
years. If we are satisfied with these re-
suits Of the Radical party, let rs go on un-
wavering, if not, let us pause ere it is too
iaFa
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Our Financial and CONNER
cial Column,

Rysry department Of bdsiness has an imme-
iiate interest in tho markets Of the country. and
In its financial fluctuations and condition. The
man who fails TO keep himself properly ad-
vised as 10 tho rise and fall Of the markets. as
controlled by tho laws Of demand and supply
and the relative condition Of the currency, Is
oxnosea 20 constant loss. and must necessarily
6all beh;nd his more intelligent and onterprisine
,,iykbsTs. In order to make our paper valuable
as we'll a, interesting. we shall continue to
r,ke ,his a srEctaL FKlrURE. Our Daily
Market Reports. domestic and foreign. By tels-
graph. and our City Reports. gotten up at heavy
expense. have challenged the commendatioh OF
our bcst business men; whilo our current Finan-
sial Reports from all the leading money contre
the country are fuller than have ever
published by any other Journal In Tennesssee
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Onr Manufacturing and A"-
nestle Interets.

We shall constantly admonish the Southern
coopls 10 he self-reliaut. and shall do what We
may be abIs 10 induce the establishment oi
mapufaoteries in our midst for our home pro-
Bucts To this end wo will pay special attention
n the COST and srArIsTIcs Of manuiacturing'
aud exert ourselves to eneouraso the diyersih-
,,,io, NJ Southern industries and the develop
Osnt Of Southern resources
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An attempt is being made now, by Eu-
ropean diplomatisls, 60 iudnce the Chinese
government 10 open tbs Hoangho river TO
foreign commerce. This stream, IN The
main items Of size, depth, adaptation TO
navigation, aud wealth Of the district
through which it runs, is inferior, prob
ably. to no stream cave the Mississippi and
Yangtse; and its opening would add great
" 90 foreign commerce and foreign inau
ence. The Ysugt-e, which hiss been opeu
onIy few years, has large aud rapidly
increasing steamboat tunnage, promising to
mrpass soon that OF any other river says
the Mississippi, and the Hoansho Wou'd
furnish field almost as extensive and a.
profitable to Caucasian enterprise.
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THE records OF the town Of Canton, Con-
neclieut, from forty 10 seventy years ago.
show that the number Of children IN iami-
lies ranged from eight to twelve and i'iteen'
and onc hmily Of seventeen children Is re-
corded, Now they 10 not everage tive 70
family among the natives, and the town IS
indebted 10 the additions TO its foreign
families for the increase ia its population .