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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-01-23

The Legsl-tender Law frequently gives rise to
trouble in California. where public opinion has
never tolerated anything but gold. A man re-
Gently offered greenbsck legal-tender for his
fare on the Central Pacific Railroad. The con-
ductor refused to receive it except at the current
rates of discount, and finally put the man of the
train by force, injuring him severely in doing
SO. The legal result Of the affair remains to be
seen
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-01-23

fellow without money, having one hundred
and seventy miles 10 go, fastened chain and
paddock to his legs and lay down to sleep in a
field. He was apprehended and carried gratis
to isil in the town whittier he desired to 70.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-01-23
TRY THEM.

They acceptable 10 the Stomach, admiraLls REM
edy in all where the Almentary Canal Is in
feebled condition, aid appropriate tonic Hec Fever
its Kindred affections aud in large doses Laxative Du.
retic, exsrcisng alternative afsence the system.
Ooainde 0astiPaton " Tie Bogeis, and Piles cured by
Its use.
They exEectorsnt and emmeusgoeus in debiliiat.d
Lungs Aahmc Irregular Mensuaon, and In the various
affections connected with this state Of the Uterine functions
No should fail TO have bottle oil this T0n-
ic the house, and take Of morning. er.
ie Ifyon weak aud lsngud suffering for loss Of ar.
petite take Of this Tonic and will prove perfect resi..
rative.
Adapted all seasons the year, and entitled to yo
fullsst confidence
Laboratory No SIS Jefferson Avenue, Detroit orggs Co.
Manufacturers.
TestlmOnlal:
known, aud many occupying prominent official slaos and
among whom lion. H. l. Mills, Hon. l.. NJ. Mason Hon.
wm c. Duncan, C. s. Whtbeck, Hon. NJ W. Brooks, Hon.
X. c. Barker Hen John Bagley j. T. Whiting John More
Capt B. Scott O. Goismth, Hon. W. W. Wheaton, Mayor
Of the City Of Detroit Il. w. King Cocksry aud Glass
Ware Dealer Deacon Barnard and many others equally
prSminent Join in voluntary testimonial and recommend
these BeU a. Superior ~ Tie rIrious sdioas for which
A'y recommended 10 any d,c, phic has wader
th,ir notice"
+ BURNHAMS & VANSHAAK,
Chicago, Wholesale Agents for the State u
Illinois
Sold in Ottawa W SMITH COTTON, NJ KNgussi., DIM
MICK BRO, aud u. f.GRlGaS. Sept12-Iy
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-01-23

Having the largest Mandatory Of Chicago pre-
pared 10 Ill srsrN for Manufactured Work Short Nofis
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-01-23
ALSO
Shelf and Heavy Hardware,

And Tools II every description
Axes, llatchets, Hammer SCOOPS
shvv-ls, Spades, Hay and Manure Forks
large assortment oi Locks Iatche~
uiDgr-, Bolts Skates. Carriage Bolts,
Az and Pick Handles. A tine assortm, ut O,
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-08-28

a CooL PRocEEDINu-A married
couple in this county, says the Evans
vile (Ohio) Couricr, who had been liv-
ing together for something over year,
separated recently in very peculiar
manner, and to say the least of it, under
unusual circumstances. We know moth
ing about their married life, whether it
had been happy or otherwise, but sup
pose it to have been very agreeable be-
tween the parties. The husband came
home to dinner one day, as usual, and
while eating his wife said to him.
stephen, you had better eat hearty
dinner, for it is the Inst that / will ever
cook for you" He enquircd what she
meant, when she informed him that she
had just received II letter from young
man Ga former beau) whom she loved
better than any one else in the world !;
that she was going to leave her husband
and 60 to him and that she never loved
(Stcphcn) her husband. After dinner
Was over she attired herself neatly, and
soon after hack called, her trunk (al-
ready packcd) was placed on it, the wo-
man got inside, the driver cracked his
whip, and away went the wife from home
and husband forever. Such are the cir
cumstanccs..of the case as they have been
told to us.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-08-28

"Pizen Bill, hunter and Prospcctor,"
of Elk Mountain, Wyoming Territory,
is down on the Pacific Railroad.
lie says: at skares Of the gain and
drives of the fraters and bulwhackers
and pilgrims, and brings down all prises
of things. If feller wants to go any
whares they razc hel if he brings gun
into the kcars an to take it an put it in
the baggage kear and mock the sites
outen place. The CRATE nashnul hi wa
is u crate ours to the koutry, bckasc it
brings in chyneez wun wa an yankys the
uther." 1t is furthermore his opinion
that the Powell expedition is drowned,
us the Colorado cannon is liable to drown
anything except fish.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-08-28
A Terrible CAhANrrY.-A a terrible

A TERRIBLE CABAMITY.-A terrible
calamity occurred in the town of Cald--
well, New jersey, not long since. a 4
young man named Stephen Pierce was
walking home from the Methodist Epis-
-copal Church, in company with young
lady, when they were oycrtaken by. a
violent storm, which was preceded and,
accompanied by thunder and lightning.
The entire village was suddenly illunri-
mated with an intense light, and Pierce
aud his companion fell to tbe ground.
The lady was stunned, but she soon re-
covered, and screamed for help. When
help arrived, nothing was found of the
young man who had accompanied her
but mangled remains. His boots were
stripped from his feet; his limbs were
severed and laceratrd, and the features
were not recognizable by those who had
know him in life. The unfortunate
young man is said to be the third one of
his family who has lost his life by the
same cause. He was about eighteen
years of age, and was respected in the
neighhorhood where he resided.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-08-28


CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE FAvoRING A
New PARTY.-It is said that just after
the result of the Virginia election be-
came known Chief Justice Chase wrote
confidential letter to prominent poll
tician in Tennessee, an old friend of his
wherein he expressed much qualification
at the defeat of the bitter enders in Vir.
gIni., and rejoiced over the success of
the Conservatives The Chief Justice
expressed the hope that results similar
to that in Virginia would be produced
in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Texas,
and strongly limited that in his opinion
the Republican party had served its day,
and the tine was at hand when new
Conservative party should be formed
which would embrace the moderate men
of all existing parties. This letter was
kept very quiet for some time, but, after
the Tennessee election the gentleman to
whom it was addressed seemed to con-
slider the seal of secrecy removed aud
showed it around quite freely. He re.
fused, however, to give it to the press.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-08-28
NUMBER %.

PoMERoY ON BUTLER. Brick RofaeA
roy does get off good thing sometiinss.
We are not ordinarily an adhiiroF u -,
His red-hot politics is his cool stock -
trado-the inyentoricd capital OF shis
business. He has made money ont OFT,
and he expects to make mere. Oolunns
Of his editorial matter pruned down 60
their pith are simply very ibgenioas and
diversified abuse, without mach idea i,t.
yond undisguiscd hostility to what lie is
pitching into But the following isneas-
ly said and contains true Thoughts
The right honorable and distinguished
Benjamin 7. Butler, of Massachusetts,
has offered an opinion in the case Of RiF-
ginia, and his opinion is to the effect that
those officers elected, who cannot take
the t-oath, because Of their particips-
tion in the rebellion" should be sss
aside, and those WHOM they defeated ad-
initted. Once there was time iii this
country when the thief was not permit
ted to express an opinion in the case Of
honest men, and time when honest
men were in position of trust, instead Of
plundercrs aud spectators. Those
times have gone. Then thete was ai5sh-
er time, SO many years ago, when a mob
put Christ upon the cross aud cried that
Barabbas, the thief, might be saved.
and those times are returning. s
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-08-28

ATTACKED by A SNAKE.-On Tues
day, the Sd instant, black snake. meas
uring six feet in length, attacked boy.
about eight years of age, while he was
sleeping under tree. The boy is son
of W. Strickler of Conostoga Centre
who was out with his father on the Forge
Hills gathering backbcrries. While
the father was off some ten or twelve
yards h. was alarmed by scream from
his son, who had lain down and fallen
asleep; and on going to see what was
the matter, he found snake coilcd
around the body of the boy. MIR Strch,
lcr Immediately dispatched the snake
and rescued his son from his perilous
situation. 1t is supposed that the snake
was on the tree at the time the boy lay
down, and that it dropped upon him
when he was asleep. That is one of the
peculiaritics of the black snake. The
boy was considerably frightened by his
undesirable visitor.-Lancastcr h,teM-
9encer.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-08-28
what has been, remains. Not 5, with

what has been, remains. Not 8, with
wheat and cotton--aiiii is lost, unless yyca
continue to advance. The guano must
be pumped up into the cotton boll, and
they must be gathered by uninterrupted
labor. ~
One moro point will mention, aud
then leave the subject to be discussed
fully, hope by ADLER pens. The press
of the South has labored earnestly to get
the cotton planter to make all his sup
plies at home, urging it as being the
cheapest policy. Now every cotton
planter knows that nothing pays as well
as cotton, and all the presses in the
world cannot change his opinion. But
if the press will strike at the root of the
evil, they may do incalculable good. l
will state what it is; have always
practiced it; both the true interest of
the cotton planter and patriotism, should
make nil adopt it. Apply onc-half of
all labor and land to the making of.full
supplies of all kinds that are needed on
the plantation, and enough to spare, for
those engaged in other pursuits. Do
this, and you will get more money,
(take ten years together,) for the other
half of labor and land engaged in cotton
culture, than if the whole was employed
to produce cotton. IF this is true, i'm
migration is certainly not to our interest,
and why should not the cotton planters
consult their interests as well as other
people.
Very respectfully,
DAVID DICKSON.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-08-28

y SrINGING PRoTEsT-The Free
mans Journal one Of the best friends of
the South, thus protests and warns:
We hope the people of the States on
the lower Mississippi will not make The
mistake of encouraging an influx upon
them of the scum of pagan China, and
dream that honest Christian Europeans
will go near regions thus infected.
If the devilish spirit of making money
anyhow has so degraded the ruling ele-
ments in any portion of the South as to
make them willing to accept Chinese
residents, with all the rights secured to
them by the Burliugame treaty, then
these States or regions, thus besotted
are very good places for European emf
grants to keep away from.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-08-28

A Western paper relates this storSs
"Dcacon B., of Ohio, very pioas man,
was noted for his long prayers, especially
in his family. One Monday morning
the deacon and his wife alone, and as
was his custom, after breakfast, prayer
was offered. There being an unusual
amount Of work that day, the deasess's
prayer was short, and scizing his hat and
milk pail he started for the barn. His
wife being deaf did not notice his ab-
sence, but supposed him to be still en-.
gagged in prayer. On MS return ..ss.ss
milking, he was surprised TO see her still
kneeling. He stepped up to her and
shouted Amen when she immediately
arose and went about her work as Il no.
thing had happened"
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-08-28

STRAWBERRY FERTILIzER.-AI I,an.
caster, Pa, correspondent of the Small
Fruit Recorder says: ''An experiment
made last year by myself may not come
amiss at this time with those who grow
Strawberries. | procured half hogs.
head, filled it with rain water, and put
into 1t one-quarter pound OF ammonia,
and onc-quarter pound of common niter.
When the strawberry plants were bios.
soming out, gave them sprink;sssg Of
the solution ut evening, twice q week,
until the fruit was full size. The result
was double the amount of fruit on h.ose
where the liquid was applied to what
was obtained from those vines right
along side Of those where none SF the
liquid was applied. Let us all give it a
trial" ~
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-08-28

A drunken German in California, who
had borne patiently many Insults from
young man who was making game Of him,
at last turned, and assuming much digni-
ty, thus addressed his torucntpr Mees.
ter, mind vat | say,1 hes drunk, aud you
be's sober: but ven wants a sheptieman,
den | wouldn't swap NIT you ven wants
a man, den woldn't swap NIT you; but
vent wants a shackass den swaps
quick"
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-08-28

There is a girl in Schuyler County,
Mo, who zone night last summer at
tended a ball, danced all night, went
home in the morning, got breakfast, din
ner, and supper for ten harvest hands.
did two weeks washing, aul the milk
ing, made calico dress, practiccd her
music lessons, went black kberrying, gath
cred gallon, walked to town in the
evening to attend concert, and walked
home again before bedtime" Who
says that woman is not entitled to the
ballot?
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-08-28
Horrible Chicago.

think remarked in my last letter
that l once met Chicago lawyer who
warmly advocated marriage and who
explained to me his reason for SO doing
For such man to do such a thing, was,
to say the least, surprising. listened
with breathlcss interest while he gave
me brief history of his experl nee du-
ring the first ten years Of his residence
in that celebrated city.
Said he : 81 first came to Chicago fif-
teen years ago. Then | was young and
innocent, which ii is hardly necessary
for me to say that | am not at prescet.
| had a friend living here whom [ had
known while he resided in New Eork.
and conducted himself like civilized
community. AS he had written to me
to visit himself aud his wife when |
came to Chicago, remembered the in
pitation when did visit that city. and
immediately on my arrival proceeded to
"iS houSo. iic WAS ilOt aJ nome Just
at the moment, and so ! asked to see his
wife, whom had known only year be-
fore in New York. In answer to NV
inquiry for Mrs De worse, pretty
black eyed girl came into the drawing
room and received me quite warmly.
"WeIl, we chatted very pleasantly to-
gether until my friend came up, and
really..felt myself beginning to experience
very affectionate impulse towards her.
supposing, of course, that she was his
niece, or cousin, or uncle, or something
of that sort. But in the course of the
evening asked him whether his wife
was at home, and If so, when he proposed
to let NE see her?
"To my astonishment, he replied
This lady is Mrs. De Vorse ] thought
you were already aware Of the fact
COZ course | blushed and felt horribly
uncomfortable, and said that was not
aware that he had lost poor Emily.
ooh, said he, Emily is well, and
has married partner of mine We
were divorced you know, about six
months ago, and married my present
wife only last week
"Well l didn't feel quite Sc affcc
tionatc toward her after that, for | had
been warmly attached to Emily but we
said no more about the matter, and |
went away, vowing never to get myself
into such scrape again by asking after
anybody's wife. did not see my friends
new wife for about Il month afterwards
until one day met her in a house of
mutual acquaintance, aud in the course
of conversation said to her: by the
way, might ask you to say to your hus
band that | want him to come to my
Office some day next week 2"
"'I don't think you know my hus-
band she said smilingly.
"'What do you mean 2 said |, getting
rather nervous
"'Why, my new husband is named
Smith, she answered. Il was separated
from Sir. De Worse yesterday morning,
and married Mr.. Smith last night"
IL left that house pretty rapidly, and
registered second vow, to the effect
that [ would never, to my dying day.
ask Chicago lady about her husband
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-08-28

a GooD HIT.-An editor who seems
to have lost his temprr, gets off tho fol-
'wing we'll merited hit:
Those fellows who don't taka their
home paper, watch them they are al
ways on the alert on qualifications day, aud
when the papers come around 70 your
place of business, are the frat Ia snatch
it up; falling in this, they read il over
your shoulders, too impatient to denean
themselves in a respectful manner. Spot
these fellows. They are ehe small
soulsd, stinsy-hand.ful, who 50, through
the world With other folks money
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-08-28

a BRILh1ANT WHirEwAsH.-When
We wish wash of this charactef, We
wish an article that will be durable, and
we are willing to be at little moro, ex-
pense if we can get il. We have It in
the following recipe: Take clean Jumps
of wcll-burut lime, slackenel; add 20
FIVE gallons quarter of pound of whiting
or burnt alum pulverized, half pound
of loaf sugar, one quart and half ofrice
flour made into thin and we'll boiled
paste, boiled out in water, This may
be put on cold within doors, but hot out
side This will be as brilliant as plas.
ter of Paris and retain its bfiiIiaacy for
many years. Weste,7l Farmer.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-08-28
!. SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 28. 1869.

again. The two mistakes / had already
made ms to Chicago wives aud husbands
made me decidedly shy efthem. But
the very next day l weut De Yorse's
store (corn, pork, and sions9, and
found him engaged in conversation with
q terribly augulaS female, who looked
like compound of q New England old
maid, a Western woman's rights lecturer,
and an, Arkansas squattefs wife Of
course | pitied my friend, and, when the
terrible female had gone, remarked, Il
congratulate you on your escape; that
horrible female would have exhausted
any mans patience in ten nloments' con-
versation.' What was my horror when
he replied: i must beg you to speak
more respectfully of that lady; she is at
present my wife--a fact of which you
are, of course, unaware, asfwe were mar
ried very privately last night
81 never said word, but fed abrupt
ly from his presence. Once more swore
and went before notary, who had
tho biggest kind of a Bible, so as to
make the oath more binding-that never,
never would speak disparagingly of
any Chicago woman to any Chicago man.
After that | felt bctter;' and for two
weeks avoided making any more mis-
takes. AT the end Of that time, how
ever, | met the new aud angular Mrs.
De Worse, to whom | had lin the mean,
time, been introduced, having the live
liest kind of quarrel with.a big, prize
fighting looking fellow, who was ap-
parently on the point OF knocking her
down. OF course | flew to her rescue
and demanded to know Of the fellow
what he meant; also if he was aware
who that lady was, and who her husband
was? TO which he briefg, sentcntious.
ly, but, us it struck me, isrevclantly re-
marked, Hell.
81 paid no further attdntion to him
but turning to Mrs. De worse, said
Madam permit me to pr itect you from
that rufian's insolence.'
''Instcad of thanking a., she actually
slapped my face, and saea: Ill teach
you to interfere bc.wceis' ts...h aud wife
That's my husband, and we've been mar.
lied three day. It's pretty hard thing
if Il wife can't stop in the street to speak
to her husband without having some idio,
come and make muss about it..
"Now," continued the lawyer, this is
not only true story, but it is fair ex
ample of the continued trouble that 4
man gets into who lives in Chicago, and
docsnt know how to hold his tongue
You now understand why ] hate til,
Chicago customs, aud why | go in fol
iudissolublc marriages. never made :
mistake in asking n man about his wift
the whole time lived in New York, but
here have got iuto more awkward
places, and had more fights than cat
count, just because no man stays married
more than month at iur,hest."
We drank weak lemonade together il
solemn thoughtlulncss, and parted
from him with the feeling that bad as i,
is to be indissolubly connected with ar
unpleasant muticr-in- law, it is bette,
than to be constantly bothered by Il
change of wIte.-.HpbM Register.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-08-28

The Norfolk Virginian of Thursday
says 1--WE have good reason to believe
that telegram was received in this city
yesterday evening to the effect that the
President had given instructions to Gen.
Candy TO install the Governor elect with
out delay; but inasmueh as there was no
pressing business for the Legislature to
convene, that the meeting of that body
would be deferred for the present"
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-08-28

The effect Of manuring with green
crops, or vegetable r.2nure, is to render
the soil loose and mellow Heavy, sticky
clay soils are changed b, its process.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-08-28

The hops are all destroyed in the hop
growing regions in Wisconsin,.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-01-09

A "DEsPRIr" AFFRAY.-A ''pret'y Qarge)
waiter girl " had little pugistic tussle last
Tuesday with somebody in pantaloons, during
which she gave said somebody some uncommonly
warm and uncalled-for punches. When say
that the - punches were uncalled for, we mean
that he didn't call for them-although they
- took his eye,'' or rather his eye took them.
She toed the line the base line'-and slung
her dexter 60 bunch of fves' as dexterously as
she would q sling beer'. What seems strangest
of all is that while she "came up to the scratch
she didn't scratch, but struck out manfully
from the shoulder till her man failed to g put in
an appearance" Whether she gave him an
eye-closer, instead of an teye-opener," as she
was wont to do, the witnesses of this muscular
affair hove failed 40 inform US. Nor have they
thrown any light on the cause of the encounter.
We are therefore constrained to say that d" they
met by chance" not "in the usual ay."-San
Jose Adrertiser.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-01-09

"WELCoMING THE New YEAR IN. In response
to the invitation extended through the columns
of the JOURNAL, large and merry party of ladies
and gentlemen from different parts of the county
assembled at Thomas Theater on New Years
evening to testify their appreciation of the per-
sonal worth of Major D. E. Gordon, and ''mingle
In the giddy mazes of the dance" 1t rained
heavily and necessarily during the day and until
late at night, rendering the roads difficult and
dangerous to pass. The attendance Of so many
under such unpropitious circumstances was a
testimonial of esteem of which Major Gordon may
well feel proud The weaverville String Band
discoursed most eloquent music. Messrs. Corbus
and Giveen, the gentlemenly floor managers,
called the dancers to time, and g all went merry
as a marriage bell" The utmost harmony and
good feeling ruled the hour and dancing continued
until about 3 o'clock A. NJ. We believe we SIM
ply echo the sentiments of all present in saying
that it was an occasion to be remembered here
after as one of unmixed pleasure.