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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-01-30

Mr.. Crawshay smiled eontsmptususly.
"fou have come here, yeu three, 1 suppose, to
make II tardy apology for having suspected me Of
"Really," stammered Mrs Trevor, "things did
lsok 80 very unpleasant. Mr.. Crswshsy, We did
not know what to think"
II can but apologize" said Sir Archibald with
dignity.
"You see you wouldn't be searched. my good
sir, " demonstrated the Curator.
mo, wouldn't be searched and now will
tell yen why" answered Mr.. Crawshay. 81 dare
say it did leok suspicious Take your seats, il
You please, and I will show ysu something"
The collector touched tho spring Of secret
door in his cabinet, and cut dew little drawer
he took from it something wrapped up in silver
paper and placed it in the hand Ct the Curator.
THAT is tho most precious thing in my possess
ion," said he.
"Why, it's q Galba," cried the Curator.
''It il tie Galba, cir; q ct least a. much de-.
serving Of the definite article ~ 10 the one in the
Museum. It came into my hands only the day
before you asked me to come and inspect your
specimen, and took IN my pocket to compare
the two. The coins were identical; and your
boast of tho Museum having secured unique
piece was an empty brag, cir. Iwas about to do
myself the pleasure OF proving this, when you
suddenly exclaimed that the esin had disappear
Cd. Imagine my disappointment, and likewise
my well-groundsd alarm. Had been searched,
that Galba would have been found upon my
person. No one would have believed that it was
duplicate. should have stood before you
convicted thief. As il ia, I have been only sus-
pectsd one"
1--WE are very sorry !" exclaimed the three Wis
itors, but not with enc voice; for tho Quarters
had more genuine melancholy than that of the
Others He was disgustsd to find that there were
two Galbas
II do not blame you for your suspicious" said
Mr.. Crawshay, sOolly. "Bat tho temptation,
You see, was not so great in my case 10 yea i'm
aginsd it to bel should like your opinions on
this Pharaoh. Net ho."-Chans6er's Journal.
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The Noble Revenge.

The coffin was plain one-a poor, miserable
pine coffin. No flowers on its top; no lining Of
white satin for the pale brew; no smooth ribbons
about the coarse shroHd. The brown hair wal
laid decently back, bat there was no crimped
cap with its neat tie beneath the chin. The suf-
ferer from cruel poverty smiled in her sleep; she
had found bread, rest and health.
II want to see mother" sobbed Z posr little
child, as the undertaken was sorewing down the
top:
''You can't; get olt Of tho way, boy; why
don't somebody take the brat 2"
'Only let me sec her one minute !" cried the
helpless ORPHAN elutching the side Of the charity.
box, and, as he gazed into the rough face, ago.
aized tears streamed down the cheek on which
no childish bloom ever fingered. Oh, it was
painful to hear him ory. "only once, let mo see
Quickly and brutally the hard-hsartsd mon
ster struck the boy away, 20 that he reelsd with
the blew For moment the boy stood painting
with grief and rage-his blue eyes distended,
his lips sprang apart. . fire glittsring through
his tears, a. he raised his puny arm, with mos.
unchildish accent, and screamed, "When am a
man, I'll kill ysu for that?"
There was a coffin and heap of earth between
the mother and the poor forssken child-a mon
ument much stronger than granite, built in his
boy heart to the memory Of this most heartless
deed.
n
The court house was crowded to suffocation.
"Does any one appear as this mans counsel ?"
asked the judge.
There was silence when he had finished, until,
with lips tightly pressed together, look of
strange intelligence blended with naughty re-
serve upon his handsome features, young man
stepped forward with firm tread and kindly
eye, to plead for the erring and friendless. He
was a stranger but from the first sentence there
was silence. The splendor of his genius entrance
ed-convinced.
The man who could not find a friend was
acquitted.
May God bless you sir, cannot"
II want no thanks" replied the stranger.
al believe you are unknown to me-"
"Man, will refresh your memory. Twenty
years ago ysu struck broken hearted boy
away from his mothers coffin. 1, sir, was that
boy"
The man turned livid
"Have you rescued me, then, to take my life ?
"No, have sweeter revenge have saved
the life of man whose brutal deed has ranked
in my breast for twenty years. Go, and remsm-
Der the tears Of friendless child"
The man bowed his head in shame, and went
out from the presence Of magnanimity as grand
to him as incomprehensible.
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furntturg.

The eubscrber would respectfully inform his old custom
e Friends and the people, that he has considerably enlarged
his premises and increased his stock with nearly every Ar
gle In his linz In general demand A. he has constantly
hand an ample supply Of seasoned material his work must
give satistaction.
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WOMEN'S RIGHTS.

MIR. EDITOR.--ThiS Is becoming
delicate subject to harp upon--espec-
tally for a man to express his matter
Of fact views of what is conceived to
lie weman's rights, the practlcability
of woman suffrage, the necessity for
it, and the advantage to be gained by
it. However strong a man may
declare his love and respect for wo-
man and all her rights pertaining to
what he candidly considers her prop
er sphere-and speak at the same
time with view single to her gen.
eral good and advancement-if he
but arrays himself on the side that
the ballot in her hands is not to her
real advantage, nor that of the coun
try, he is at once CRED down as her
especial enemy by her sex, and also
by the friends of the "cause''-so
lovingly espoused. And if, in his
zeal 10 surely impress upon them the
thought that, Notwithstanding his
position on the subject, he is her
steadfast friend, preceded by no one,
the picture is overdrawn and that
cudgel is laid hold of to heat back
the supposed invader. This, good
people, is the argument, or rather
the startling shrek, sent forth in
defence of the new version of wo-
mans rights. II 7 may be allowed
to speak without arousing the same
suspicious and jealousies of an inhe-
rent hatred for my sex-as is com.
ing from one of the opposite
consider the idea as very worthy
compliment bestowed upon our sex,
and as possessing no other merit
In calmly taking conslderate view
of this subject, there are several
queries, or minor points, suggest
themselves, and which l shall not
presume an intrusion on your space
to follow to the end, but merely
recall them here that they may re-
ceive an "airing'' at the hands of the
enthusiasts.
Does suffrage properly belong to
woman's sphere in life !? II so, why
has she not naturally drifted into
that channel long ago? Has an in
justice been done by the ballot being
withheld from her! Why is it that
the great majority of her sex are SO
averse to the project, and whenever
approached on the subject instinct
lively sneer at the idea, and generally
pronounce that "women had better
attend to their own business -
There are many women, whose supe
rior minds and masculine attain
ments are a source OF discomfort,
while it is as it is, and for such / have
always felt that it would have been
better had they been born in pan
falcons. As, on the other hand, We
might allude to instances, vics versa.
All things considered, wherein is the
necessity and the advantage9 Wo-
mans great influence need not be
lost She need not be elevated and
educated in vain. That is all very
proper and necessary. Mistaken
philanthrophy! Let well enough
alone. BETTER HALF.
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Summer, and their is q great deal of
excitement about White Pine Silver
Mines.
/ see by Montana papers that the
Sioux Indians are on the war-path
again. They will no doubt be very
troublesome the coming Summer.
There was through train yester'
day, over the U. p. R. R.-the frs,
in six weeks. 1t is thought the Road
will remain open the rest of the
season.
The weather here is very pleasant
much like Spring. The river il
nearly clear of ice, and we soon ex
pect to see boats making their way
up the river to Fort Benton.
Yours truly, A.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE-March 25 The House
amendments to the bill to incorpor
ate the National Junction Railway
Company. The Finance bill was
discussed, several amendments offer
ed, but no action bad on The bill.
HoUsE.-The bill for the relief of
Samuel H. Moore, 57th Ohio Infan-
try was passed. The Senate amend
ment to the Tepure-of office bill was
the subject Of a spicy debate which
was ended 10y reference to the
Judiciary Committee by vote of 95
to 70.
SKNATE--March 24.-Mr. Trum-
bull, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported substitute for the Tenure
of office bill, which, after considera-
hle debate, WAS accepted.
HoUsE.-The Senate bill to incor
porate the National Junction Rail
way Company was amended and
passed. The bill reported from the
committee on Reconstruction by Mr..
Butler for the State of Mississippi was
debated till adjournment.
SENATE-March 26.-The FInan-
cial bill concerning a new allotment
of the currency was taken up and
debated until adjournment. Mr.. Will
sons amendment, paoposing that
whenever the National Bank curren-
cy exceeds $3.50, ,OOO,00 an amount
of greenbacks equal to the excess
shall be funded in 10 40 bonds, was
the chief point debated, Eastern
Senators generally favoring and
Western and Southern Senators op-
posing it.
HoUsE.-TheTenure Of-oflice ques-
ton came upon Mr.. Buffers motion
to reconsider the vote referring the
Senate amendment to the Judiciary
Committee. There was q sharp per-
sonal debate between Bingham and
Garfield on one side, and Ben. But
Ter On the other. Mr.. Butler's mo-
tion to reconsider finally prevailed.
Mr.. Bingham's motion to concur in
the Senate amendment was lost-70
to 80. The House then voted to
non-cOncur.
SENATE-March 30.-The Supple
mentary Currency Bill was amended
and passed.
HoUsE.-The House by q vote OF
60 to 136 refused to recede from
its disagreement to the Senate amend
ment to the Tenure-Of-office bill, and
agreed to q committee of conference.
Messrs. Butler, Washburn, of Wis.
consin, and Bingham were appointed
such committee. The Senate bill in
addition to the act of July 9th, 1868,
removing political disabilities was
passed. The bill to amend the act
imposing taxes on distilled spirits
and tobacco was amended and pass
ed.
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For the Jcfiersonian.
FROM NORTHERN MISSOURI.
ALBANY, Mo-, March %

ALBANY, Mo-, March %.
EDITORS JEFF.-I have received
several copies of your interesting
paper from a benevolent friend of
your county. Hancock is my native
county, and / feel some interest in
the changes taking place there, and
by your permission would like to
arrest the attention of some OF my
old friends through your paper, and
all others desiring cheap and pleas
ant homes in the Missouri valley.
We have a high, rolling country,
with the timber and prairie pretty
equally divided. The soil Is deep
black loan, reaching from one foot
to ten feet in depth. Our streams are
all lined with timber of the best
quality, the oak predominating on
the ridges contiguous to the streams.
The close proximity OF our timber
to the prairies makes farm making an
easy matter. 1t is no uncommon
occurrence to sec an energetic, driv-
ing Northeastern man build him a
house, fence, and put in cultivation 40
acres of land the first year. Abund-
ance of this land can yet be bought
at s. per acre, but these chances
will soon pass away. The incoming
immigration has had no parallel
The news OF the natural facilities ard
wealth of our country has gone
abroad and the tide is moving, at
last, this way. There is room for
thousands more. We want men
skilled in all the branches of indus
try.
Here the stock raiser may realize
his most expansive desires. Indian
corn-Ghe staple crop of the West
here sttaiss it's greatest perfection,
and the cheapness of this article
makes this q desirable section fol
buying and feeding stock for Eastern
markets.
Those locating before the cOntem-
plated railroads are built, will find
their investment trebled in value
when those thoroughfares of trade
and commerce are opened through
this grand river country. Emigrants
or those desiring to emigrate, to
Northern Missouri, need not have
any fear Of their person or property.
The courts are all in successful op-
Grafton and the laws rigidly enforc
ed. Four-fifths of all the personal
difficulties circulated through the
papers have their origin in whisky
drinking. <. c. CooPER.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-04-02
NEWS OF THEDAY

The Committee on Reconstruction,
by strict parts vote on Tuesday,
agreed to Mr.. Buffers Georgia bill.
Thomas S. Woods, editor of the
Ohio Patriot, and a prominent poll
tician of Columbiana county, died at
Salem, Ohio, March %.
1t is now thought by members of
Congress of both parties that adjourn
ment sine die will not take place be-
fore the middle Of April.
The sales of real estate tor the
week ending on the 9th, In Chicago,
number 24s, aggregating 81, 1886, ,955.
Sales on the 23d amounted to 8 quar-
ter of a million.
The Methodist Book Concern has
just paid $1,000, 900 for the magni-
ficent building, recently erected on
Broadway and One Hundred and
Tenth Street, New York.
The Governor of Pennsylvania has
issued q warrant for the execution of
Lewis Lane, a wife murderer, on
April 90. The murder was commit
ted in Allegheny county.
The general committee who had
charge of the Inauguration ball, held
meeting Tuesday evening and re-
solved to devote the surplus fund to
the purchase of Clark Mills statute
of President Lincoln.
The commissions of various par
ties who were confirmed for office in
the last few days OF the former ad-
ministration are yet withheld, and
the subject is in the hands of the
Attorney General.
The President has sent to the Sem
ate, in compliance with its resolution,
the letter of Secretary Cass, giving
his reasons for resigning as a mem
ber of President Buchanan's Cabinet,
and also Mr.. Buchanan's reply.
Currency shipped to New Orleans,
during last week, 100000; to Ma
tional Banks, sl50,00O; held for Sc
curity for circulation, $342,T4O, 100; ;
for deposits, 1924, 1856; total cur
rency issued to date, s313, 400, ,s96;
currency redeemed during the week,
s503, ,535; total circulation, $685..
500, 1928.
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LETTER FROM IOWA.
respondence Jedersonian.

1NAAeiSohihh-
COUNCIL BLUFFS, March %, so.
FRIEND DE WoLFE:-Agreable to
promise, / write you few lines, not
so much under the impression that
they will suit for publication, as for
the purpose of fulfilling the promise
made you.
/ have just paid s. visit to the river,
where they are making commence
ment on the u. z. r. II. Bridge
across the Missouri River at this
place. 1t will be a gigantic under
taking. l will attempt to give your
readers some idea of it. The tubes
of casting are in sections Of ten feet
in length by 81 feet in diameter, and
weigh about 16,500 pounds each
They have to be sunk from so to 80
feet below low water mark, and
raised sufficiently high to let steam
boats pass under, which will be
about 60 feet above high water mark
This will require $50 feet of tubes
for each column, and as it requires
two columns for each abutment, and
there are to be eleven abutments for
the bridge, your leaders can easily
make an estimate of the enormous
amount of iron that will be used.
J.. r Rumah IL Co, of Chicago,
are the contractors for the work for
which they are to receive 81 ,0S0, 900.
The work is under the supervision
of Gen. Smith, to whom / had the
honor of an introduction, and whom
/ found to be very much of a gentle
man. He seems to think it no trOu-
BILE to show and explain all the move
ments of the machinery, and to make
visitors familiar with the modus
operandi. The labor is all done by
machinery. They place the first
tube where they wish to sink it by
using derricks and wire cables, which
are attached to a stationery engine,
which does all the labor OF swinging
an immense pile of iron into the air
then, by means OF suction hose,
applied to the bottom, lifts the sand
and dirt and blows it out at the top
of the tube, as an elephant would
fill his trunk with dirt and water, |
and spirit it out again, ''Only more
so.' This machine sometimes throws
dirt and sand 90 feet above the tube.
Gen. Smith tells me that the actual
time consumed in putting down 32
feet of the tubing was 4s hours,
which l should think would be more
than an average, as the earth taken |
out is all sand and very easy to lift. |
l wish 1 could explain the matter in
a clearer manner, for the benefit of
your readers, but, perhaps, what
have written will give them some
idea of this great work.
Col. Test, one of our oldest citi-
zens, went to Chicago last week on
business, took sick, and died very
suddenly. His remains were receiv-
ed here to-day, and buried by the
Odd Fellows and Masons of this
city. They made very imposing
display. His loss is very much felt
here, as he was a very enterprising
man, and much respected.
The people here are looking for
large emigration West the coming
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsHNGToN, ID. C.,)
March 27, 1869. (


March 27, 1869.
During the agitation OF the question
of the extra compensation for clerks
here, several months ago, Mr.. New, a
clerk in the Navigation Bureau of the
Treasury, obtained an interview with
the then Representative E. b. Wash
burne, and besought him to discon-
tinue his opposition to some increase,
as the clerks really needed it, and
generally deserved it. The watch
Dog of the Treasury, as became him,
growled his dissent, in no very recon
cling manner. The clerk, irritated,
and intending to adapt himselfto bis
company, doubtless, snappishIy gave
it as a piece of his mind that it would
have been quite as becoming and
consistent in those Congressman who
preached economy as an objection to
extra compensation to the clerks, if
they had declined to increase their
own salaries 81 per cent, which orig
inally were twice as great as those of
the clerks. "What, dare you," said
growler to yelper, "show your teeth
at me ? I'll spot you for that - And
sure enough, one of the last things
which Hon. <, i. Washburne, late
Secretary of State, and now US
Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy
Extraordinary to France, busted him
self about, outside of his own affairs,
was to take Mr.. News successor to
him at his office desk, with his success
sor's commission in his hand, stating
his appointment, vice--Mew. dis
charged!
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-04-02

Immense discoveries of gold, in
placers, are reported on the mainland
of Alaska, one hundred and twenty
miles from Kodiack Island, latitude
81 deg. north, longitude $50 deg.
west from Greenwich. Three sever
al discoveries we're made; the first
on Kayak river and Chigmet noun
tains, the second about sixty miles
above Sitka, the third on an island,
name unknown. On account Of the
climate, the mines can only be work
ed five months in the year. Fine
specimens of gold dust, quartz and
nugget gold, are exhibited in San
Francisco by parties from the mines,
who will return immediately upon
obtaining outfits.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-04-02

The several heads of departments
were busy all day last Saturday,
principally with Republican men,
bers of Congress in relation to re-
movals from and appointments to
office. According to the represen-
tations of some of these members.
arrangements are being made for
that purpose in view of the antici-
pated repeal of the Tenure-of- Office
act.
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basis of representation hereafter TO be
one hundred and and fifty thousand,
which will make about two hundred
and seventy members Of the House
for the next decade.
THE CoLoRED PEOPLE.
The National Executive Commit
tee of celored men, at a meeting
Thursday evening, discussed the best
method OF obtaining recognition OF
the claims of the colored people to a
share of the places under the Federal
Government. Miss K. j. Ketcham, a
colored woman of Philadelphia, has
been appointed a clerk in the Treasu-
ry Department. She is the first in
stance of any OF the race being
appointed to a clerkship in any of the
Departments. With colored clerks :;
colored Representatives IN Congress,
as Menaad; colored members of
Legislatures, as in some of the South
ern States; colOred candidates for
Lieutenant Governorship, rs in Vir-
ginia; and cOlored candidates to rep
resent the Great Republic abroad, as
Dumas and BasSett for the mission to
flayti; the colOred people are looking
up.
FRAUDS on THE GOVERNMENT.
Senator Edmunds has presented a
communication enclosing a report Of
III. G. Harmon, a clerk in the 2d
Auditors office, detailed to investigate
the fraudulent practices of claim agents
in the collection oil claims for pay and
bounty of colored troops. He says
there are many wrongs and frauds
practiced upon the colored people and
the Government, though he has done
all in his power to check them, but
OWING TO the want of authority TO
organize any detective system, had
not succeeded To any great extent. So
many fraudulent claims had lately
been filed that action had been sus
pended upon large number, and
Treasury certificates, amounting to
over $l5O,OOO, have heen withheld.
He recommends the passage OF the
bill recently introduced by Senator
Wilson to protect the Government in
these matters. Commissioner Cox, in
his endorsement, says, unless some
thing be done at once to correct the
growing evil. the Government will be
the sufferer. The report of Mr.. Har-
mon covers about twenty pages, and
cites numerous cases of fraud and ex.
tortion practiced by agents at Mem
phis, Tenn together with their mode
of carrying ont such frauds. The
papers were referred to the Commit
tee on Pensions.
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A CONGRESSIONAL sucker that
is to say Representatives, Congress
from the sSucker" State of Illinois
took exception to a remark of Hon
Job Z. Stevenson in the room of the
House Committee on Elections, q
few days since, and, having no better
argument to offer, endeayored to
settle the matter by fisticuff. He
got rather the worst of the encoun-
ter, and the two were separated by
other members of the Committee.
All accounts OF the transaction agree
in exonerating Mr. Stevenson from
all blame in the premises.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-04-02

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By direction of the Secretary of
War, Daniel e. Sickles is ordered
at his own request, to report for ex-
animation to General Mcdowell
President of the Retiring Board at
New York.
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The House Committee on Foreign
Affairs will next make investigations
into the Psraguayan affairs, inclu-
ding the official conduct of ex- Minis
ter Washburn and Rear Admiral
Davis, and the Imprisonment OF
Messrs. Bliss and Masterman. Wit
nesses have been summnned