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Gov. Paimer's Inaugural.

The Inauguration address read by Gov.
Palmer to the Illinois Legislature last Monday,
has caused decided flutter in high radical
quarters. The Governor, after briefly abiding
TO the subject of our state finances, and ex-
pressing the hope that their favorable condi-
zion will not lead to extravaganza, takes up
the subject of private corporations and utters
some very sound old democratic doctrines as
to the powers of the Legislature to regulate
and control them. But the cloven foot of
Hdisloyalty' is shown most prominently when
ae comes to speak of the proposition to 'en-
list the national government in the creation of
corporations that are expected to engage in
The construction of railways and the carrying
out of other private enterprises in this and
other states" The Governor says:
One Of the most unhappy results of the great
conflict through which the nation has passed is
the confusion produced in the public mind as to
the relative powers and duties of the national
and state governments. But now that the war
rs ended and its proper object attained, the pub
lie welfare demands recurrence to the true
principles that underlis our system Of govern
7nent, and one of the best established and most
distinctly recognized of these is that tho federal
government is one of enumerated pswers
It is essential to the usefulness of the state gov
scrnments that their jnst authority should be re-
spected by that of the nation. Already the
authority of the states is in manner paralyzed
by growing conviction that all therpowers are
in some sense derivatve and subordinate. and
not ieinal and independent The state gov
ernments are part Of the American system Of
government. They fill well-ds6ned place and
their just authority must be respected by the
federal government, if it is expected that their
laws will be obeyed. "a frequent recurrence to
the fundamental principles Of government il
essential to civil liberty" and in this view have
thought it proper to invite your attention to
these subjects.
There if that isn't genuine apprehension
we should like to know what you call it. The
big and little Tribunes grumble at the Gov
ernor, and say there was no occasion in hit
inaugural to go out Of his way to preach
Democratic doctrines. The legislature grew
sour, and refused to order the address printed
The Governor should suggest to the legisla
'ture the propriety of occasionally reading the
constitution Of the y. y.
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Purchase Of tho Illinois River Bridge.


The movement to make the bridge across
the Illinois river at this city free involves no
thing difficult or oppressive ON anybody. In
deed the mOdus operand, Is so simple and prac.
ticable, that it is amazing it was not adopted
long ago. The bridge, according tolthe pro-
position Of the Company read to the meeting
on Thursday evening in South Ottawa, can be
purchased for $4,000. This is believed to be
less by one.third than similar bridge could
now be built for, to say nothing of the value
of the franchise Of the Company under its
charter. There are at least eight or ten towns
deeply interested in making the bridge free.
The town of Ottawa can afford to shoulder
half the needed sum, which would leave but
from one to three thousand, at the most, to be
assumed by each Of the other towns These
towns can meet to night and do just what South
Ottawa did on Thursday night. On Monday
the committees can meet and prepare thei,
bill for the action Of the Legislature. That
bill can be msds Law In less than two weeks,
the towns can take their necessary action In q
week more, and thus, beyond oil contingency,
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carry into effect the river improvement bill OF
last session, and as the senate in like manner
shows disposition to defeat the Southern
pcnitentlary bill of last session, friend of the
latter measure has made move to scare the
friends of the river improvement into the sun
port of his pet, by introducing bill to repeal
the whole vast internal Improvement project
of the last session.
ADJOURNMENT.
Both houses adjourned at 10 o'clock yester.
day over to next Tuesday,
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The Congressional committee TO investigate
the New York election frauds are likely to
bring their inquiry to an abrupt conclusion,
the disclosures thus far showing the frauds to
have been on the wrong side OF the house.
by the way, can any man tell US what bust
ness it is to Congress how New York conducts
her state elections? Presidential electors are
state officers as much as assembly men or JUS
tees of the peace, and II congress can inquire
into the election Of the one class why not Of
the others.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-01-16

MENARD, the negro claimant to a seat in
Congress from Louisiana, having, on account
of impecuriosity, been furnished with money
and dead head ticket by the freedmans
bureau to enable him, TO- Get home, several
other claimants have arisen y the same seat
in congress, inthe hope Of getting like free
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by the 1st of March, the bridge can be free.
Let there be no delay. The tide is up now,
and if taken at the food, the success of the
project is inevitable.
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ride to Washington and back The new claim
ants, however, are likelyto be disappointed,
as they are said to be whites.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
The Eastern Question.


The conference Of the representatives, Of the
"Great Powers" on the eastern question mot ct
Paris on the 9th, although Turkey had asked for
postponement Of eight days 70 prepare iastruc-
tions to it, representative. Tho postponement
having been refused, the instructions were sent
By telegraph. The first session lasted seven
hours, and then adjourned to the 12th. The
Greek and Turkish representatives, both mani
tested such conoiliatory disposition that
peaceful result was anticipated with confidence.
On Tuesday the conference again met but then
occurred an unpleasant hitch. 1t was vsted to
exclude the representative Of Greece, on the
ground that Greece was not "great power
although Turkey was admitted The Greek re-
preventative thsreupon telsgraphsd to Athens
for instructions, and received for reply that If
her representative was excluded, Greece would
not regard herself Us bound by the decision OF
the conference. This "unplesssutnsss" promises
to adjourn the conference indefinitely.
Spain.
Spain has been very quiet during the week
There is great deal Of intriguing going on in
reference to the new sovereign to be elected by
the cortes, the current at present running appa-
rently in favor Of Prince Amadeus, duke Of
Aosts.
The Spanish authorities are overrun with offers
Of money and volunteers TO suppress the insur'
rsction in Cuba
-
dH France.
N. Nsyns, minister Of finance, has made pub
lie his budget, which shows . reduction Of
2,00o, 0OOf in the floating debt during the year,
and he estimates surplus Of $4,000, 000f. at The
close Of the current year, which q to b devoted
u reducing the extraordinary budget. n
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CEEAS. T. NILES.

First National Bank, Findlay. ONO.
AZ mt for Hancock 90.
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Grant went into Office that the flow
OF public money into the hands of
the railroad r:ng could be stopped,
aud then. unfortunately, it was al
most equivalent 10 locking the stable
door alter the horse WAS stolen.
Now tie money has been spent,
and we have halt built road, which
The Government will tie forced to
take possession Of and finish, or
abandon all its Gains.
1t i, upon the whole, a sickening
exhibition OF national corrupjiun,
without a parallel in the history OF
jhis OF any other coUntr l. would
he some consolation if the men
through whom this great fraud has
been perpetrated could hc reached
and adequately punished hut the
most that can be accomplished n
!hiS time, We presume, is 10 save
what is left of unr 1propria;cd Suhsi-
dies, and to hold ap tLe men who he.
trayed the confidence ct the people
10 the scurn ct those who are com
pelled To pay the cost of the trcach-
cry
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Lo al Business Notices.

News from Washington.
The Tenure-oi Office bill has been
patched up IN such a manner that
nObody Is pleased with it. Ballou
has been appointed Postmaster at
this place, and Iioupt & Byal have
removed from their old stand to No
73 Main ST., the room formerly occu-
pied by Charlie Hall, and been highly
recommended to the President for
the manner in which they get up
those Fine Spring Suits, and the ex
rremely low prices at which they sell
them. There are now eleven per
sons employed at this establishment.
aud every one of them As busy as an
Upper Sandusky office seeker. New
goods every day.
They keep keep nothing but the
first quality of goods, manufactured
IN the best manner, leaving shOddy
and three-quarter inch stitches for
their neighbors to sell.
AS they nuy for cash, they buy
low, and can, therefore, offer extra
inducements to cash and ready pay
customers.
GENTS FURNISHING GooDs-a
complete assortment.
A complete line OF HATS and CARS,
just in style, and adapted TO the
season.
READY-MADE CLOTHING at prices
that "heat the Jews
TRUNKS, UMBRkLLAs. CANES, LIN
I'm aud PAPER COLLARS, in endless
proiusiOn
CmLDREN's SUITs-the only com
plete stock in town-eheap and tasty.
Oar patrons viii bear in mind that
We still retain at the head Of our
corps of employers, Mr.. Henry BE, Ii
er, who is acknowledged to be the
mos: experienced and accommoda
ling cutter and filter in this part OF
the moral viney ard.
Cal and get prices before riskins
Your money elsewhe
HoUrT .S BYlL.
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THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The Cincinnati G4z r. uI Il recent
date SAWS of tins road:

The Cincinnati Gaz IL uI Il recent
date saws Of tins road:
NotWi'hStan mg The imnense
sums given to the company by the
-rument-subsidies sufficient To-
have blilt aad equipped Il FIST class
road-ihe work has been only about
one-half done, and, instead ol 4 first
class improvement, the country will
have a road upon which traffic can
not be safely or proiitahly conduct
ed
For some time this fact has been
known to the public. From the very
first, in fact, it Was known To the
Secretary of the Interior that the
road was at 10 time in con iltiOn Ia
entiJle the company to one dollar Of
subsidy. Yet, as section alter sec
ton vas completed, the work was
certified as having b. en- dome accord
ing 10 law, aud upon these certifi
cafes United States bonds we're Is
.uet /. land warrants were executed,
and the puhlic we're delud,d inio
purchasing second mortgage Ohds,
which would not now bring in the
market half what they sold for orig
inaliy.
Had there heen an honest admin
istratinn at Washington when Jesse
l.. Williams, as a Government Di-
rector, made his reports, and when
the press began to expose the swim
die. millions of dollars might have
hoen saved; but it was not until
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-05-07

Constitution Bitters can be taken
at all times and under all circum
stances. No ordinary exposure will
prevent their salutary effects, and
no bad result can accrue from al
overdose. They will etftctually cure
debility, chronic or nervous, liver
complaint, jaundice, dyspepsia,
chronic diarrhea, diseases of the kid
neys. and all diseases arising from 8
disordeged stomach, liver or intes.
tines.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-05-07

Printers Ink, well directed enter
prise and an article that successful
ly withstands the test Of time, com
manding on increase Of sales with
each succeeding wear, has rendered
the name of Helmboli famous
throughout the United States. Il
would Of course he absurd for us
pretending To no knowledge in med
ical iafisVrudeuce To undertake
to vouch for the various specifics
advertised, hut when medicine
ike Hcimboli's Extract Of Buchu
commands large and constantly in
creaslng sales for long series o;
Years, aud is accepted and prcscrib
ed hv considerable number OF the
regular faculty, rs il is claimed this
is. II is reasonable evidence that i
D sspsses some instructive merit.
acknowledgement drug store, 594
Broadway, New York, is decidedly
one Of the features oi that street OF
features, and would well repay II
visit from any OF our readers who
may happen down that way, and
vino would he sure to receive a cor
dial greeting at the hands of its pub
lie spirited proprietor and gentle
manly assistants Wl,cdukCe SeJUti
mel
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A S3S Gen. Grant cook stove. No
}, for $50 at j. CrOmley's. 2stf
House for Sale.

House for Sale.
| will sell my residence situated
on East Sandusky Street. The house
con aims seven rooms, is situated on
lot and a-hali. and Is very conveniently
located for a residence for business
man. There is a large and varied
selection of excellent fruit. Will he
SOLD at bargain, if sold soon.
no43ii. L X. WILLIAMS.
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dent, when we remember that Booth
could not have known that Mr.. Lin
coin would attend the theater until
noon of The night tie murder occur.
rel. The Slrrattyille mater ct
ropes and concealed weapons refer
red to & previously planned abduc
ton that had been long abandoned,
md we recognize in tue great crime
Itself three spira;Ors, Booth.
Payne, and one unknown. Ii was,
evidently, Booths intention 10 have
the gas turned off on tie report OF
the pistol, and the unknown murdcr-
er, whose duty il was 70 plunge the
startled audience into utter darkness,
'ailed him ~ the critical moment, and
50 brought the cLiel acLor on th'
stage, for al to gaze upon and rec
ogr!zn.
l. was admirably planned. hat had
the plot been carried out, there was
vet clew 70 The assassin. NJ
riend, Capital" MCGOWAN, attended
ForI's thea;er that night, and finding
the house crowded, procured q camp
STOOL, and seated himself in The
assage-way, next tie private box
occupied by the President and his
party A lover OF the drama, he
was well acquainted with the actors,
AMI saw Booth lounge in and pause.
for a moment. near the door OF the
private box. Then he came slowly
down the passage, and stood near
Captain McGoMan, and looked
earnestly 1T Il paper he took from
his hat. He could see into the box,
where he was, and the maneuver WAS
evidently executed to satisfy himself
as 10 the position of his victim. He
then walked back and entered the
fatal place Almost immediaiel,
alter, the loud report of the pistol
startled tie house. Captain Nc
GOwan is a cool, selfpOssessed man,
and would have identified the assas
sin even had the gas been turned of
as the great criminal intended
am inclined to the belief that
John Surrati's hand was relied on IL
cover in darkness the crime and
flight of the assassin Helacked the
courage necessary tn carry out the
design, and he subsequently lacked
the conrsge 20 save his poor mother.
lie knew that she was innocent; ami
he knew, m Teoyer, that were he T.
deliver h mseli up, with a confession
of his guilt, he would have saved
her
Had he been a brave man, and
innocent, he would have stood 10y
her Had he been brave man, and
guilty. he would have saved her.
Nv faith IN the innocence of Mrs.
Surratt, aside from the lack Of evi
dence tending TO convict her, has
been based in a CREST measure upon
the fact that John Surratt was in the
conspiracy. M mother, however
base she might br, would cOn>en to
take part in a plot that involved her
own son as Il principal actor And,
looking back over those fearful
events, it is extraordinary to EoIe
The hlind iniatuation that drove men
at brain into acts That were not only
cruel, hut intensely stupid. pur
Wild Z, al covered the tracks Of the
criminals lar better than th'i- own
ingenuity. II. L
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NEVER KNOWN 1T To FAIL Mrs.
G. NJ. Ruggles, of Ridgefield town
ship, Huron Co., O., says, IN letter
of Nov. l3, 1868: Il have used
Whittlesey's Cure for Sick Headache t
tor one or two years, and have neveI
known it to fail to relieve my head
with two doses.
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SUCCESSFUL, BECAUSE OF SUPERIOR
MERIT. Mrs s. A. Aliens lmprov
ed (ne'o sfyLe) Hair Restorer or
Dressing, an one bottls.) Ever,
Druggist sells it. Price One Dollar.
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COMBINED WITH

aEAr RAKE. HAND I:AI4E,
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Eleven Years

bf ExperisT =, with a constantly increasing
4, rl.,I,d fer Epnack Medicines l. sufficient ar-
uuy!rdlmtHj of their intrinsic merit and
piact.> Them The very hTSt ia rank Tor s.JITiE..
iht diseases for which ttty are TcruInueEtie,,
sold ly all druggists. Prey and EJtingcr sole
agents FinJiHv, Ohio
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4 *3S Morning Star cook stove No.
9, for S3:s at J. Cromley's. 2Stf
Settlement Notice.

SCiilSLAlCllt NOAiI~s
The Books and Accounts of L. il
Williams are now in the hands of ID.
II. PGgh, al Williams old Stand, FOR
settlement, and all knowing them
selves indebted are notified to call
and settle. The Books mas' u sef-
led.
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This Company offers the following advaH-
tIg,>:
Il i a National Company, chartered Jy
special act Oi Congress, lstS-
II has ptld-up capital OF Il 100000.
II oilers low rates al premium
Ii furnishes larger insurance than other
companies tor the same money.
ii Il definite and certain in It's terms.
II J. "a home company IN every locality.
lis policies are exempt rom attachment.
There are no unnecessary restrictions ia The
policies.
Every policy il nOn-furfritable-
Policies may be taken which pay to the in
>tiItd their fuii amount, and return all tie
premiums, 81 that the Insurance costs Only
The interest Oh th1 annual payments
Policies may he taken that Will I.ay to th.
insured. after certain number OF Years. Og-
rims. lie. ata annual income Of One-tcntn ths.
.tuDIHi named in the policy.
No extra TJtc l. changed IOT risks upon The
lives OF isIHSi,>.
II inSuT,>, NOT to pay dividends to policy
holders. hut al ~ low a cost that dIVidcH,;s
~ i'll he. Impossible.
circulars. Pamphlets ami iull particulars
.iNrn on application TO the Branch Office Il
the Company. Or tO
JOHN W. ELLIS Il co, Cincinnati. Ohio.
General Agents for Ohio and Central and
Southern Indiana.
CEkAS. T. NILES.
FiTSt National Bank, Findlay. ONO.
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Gray Hairs

Grny Hairs
MAY be becoming To extreme old
age, but they do not add to the at
tractivenes of the Young and middle
aged. "Barretl's Hair Restorative
never fails. Sold by Frey IL Etting-
er.
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9FEE(EEss:

CLARENCE II. CLARK. President.
JAY COOKE, Chairman Finance and EXcCU-
tive Committee.
HENRY l.. COOKE. Nicc-Pre>idtnt.
r-AIEi;-ON W. PEET, Secretary and ActuaTy.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-04-15

TRnnrBr TRAGEDY IN Baron.
RoT Ii Baton Rouge, early on
the 1st, .h negro named GeoEgs
washington, supposed to be IL
sane. arose from his bed, graspe'
his shotgun, fred in the bed occt
pied by the father, mother an
daughter, fred the building a.
then rushed out into the street. +
The father and mother were kill
outright and the sister probat
n,ort9llv wounded. When the gu
aw6EG from the stun Of the shot,
sbe discovered the building on fire.
jumped from the bed to escapes
Int her leo being broken, she had
~ remain where she fell, and be-
fore assistance could reach her,
her screams were Istihed with Vol=
,Itnes Of smoke. While this was
going on George twas rushing
tbroGgh the streets in neatly ma
ked Condition. screaming like q
demon and resisting arrest with
s,,perhuman frenzy.glHe was at
last captured and confined in the
parish Jail. We CLEAN the above.
iacts from the COmeta54 9dt I'd J8
IN. o. Crescenta1s
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Is Eae of eWaUa ers.
i. Subscribers Who DO not give
express orders to the contrary, are
as wishing to continue
their subscriptions.
Q. If subscribers wish their pa
pers discontinued, Publishers may
continue to send them until all
charges are paid.
3. II subscribers refuse or neg
lect to take their papers. from the
Office Of place to which they are
sent, they are held responsible
until they settle their bill and give
notice to discontinue them, go b
4. If subscribers move to other
places without informing the pub
Usher and tie paper is sent to Che
FORMER direction, they are held re-
sponsible. Notice should always
be given Of removal. 2ia J.. Aps" .'5
5. The Court has decided that
refusing to take a paper Or Of. period
zeal from the Office or moving and
leaving it uncalled for is Prima
facia evidence of intentional fraud,
g= Postmasters would oblige
by strict fulfiment Of the regu-
lations requiring them to notify
publishers, once IN three months
of papers not taken from then
Office by subscribers. i. f.. '4..
Under the law Of Congress, pa
pers are not charged postage il
the parish in which they are pub
lished. ..a a1. . 81. ." o"
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The Courier Journal says: Y

The Courier-J Journal says: '4 ...s
=. 1Durinaga. the late difficulty. be,
tween the North ana the South tht:
Cubans were painfully "looy4l ~
the Union" They abused and
cursed the rebels for everything
hey could think Of, and with ~,
the variety of curses known in th,
spanish language. The, Southern
ars r, suffered, if wanting the sympa-
thy Of the Cubans implies suffer
.ng. They denounced the rebel.
Is without Justification, and as de;
serving nothing but determination.
Now they are, doing what they
cursed the South for. They arr
1rying to set up, for themselves
md are trying to get rid Of a goy;
they dispise and q, gov
9rnment which Expresses them. n
This was precisely the position d
he South. Now the Cubans ar,
as 81 refugees to the Soptl
tsking aid and sympathy from
5eople they withheld both iron
When they sorely needed assist
.nce. Let the South remembe.
his before going off into a sent
mental fit Of sympathy for a, MOI
rel race Of wotn-opt effete Ipatri
}ts. May they share the sam
late the, South has, and be similar
" Distracted and reconstructed !! 4
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Succession de Louis sallier.
Itat de Ia Louisiana Cour dea
fParoisse Calcasieu Preuves.
81 UCIE GRANGER, administratrice
IL de la dite succession, ayant d6pos6
az CRETE de Ia dite our, un tableau 81.
nal de compt ct distribution, avec peti.
zion demandant l'homologation diceIui.
En- consequence, avis est par le prgg.-
mt dome aux interesses d'avoir a de.
duire, par 6crit au CRETE de la dite.
Jour, dams les trente iours qui suivropt
IA date de Get avis, les raisons, 81 au1
cune lis ont, pour les qheIles le dit
ableau de compile ct distribution Ne
serait, pas approuye ct -homologue, Fad.
.ninistratrice decharg6e de toute respon.
,abilte ult6ieure ct son oanti6nment
yancelle
Dome sour ma signature oficielle, q
mon bureau, en- La vile de Ia Lac
Charles, ce ~ Mars, 1859.
/ aaA.ZIal g1 DAVID J. Rel,
Juge de Paroisse.