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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-11-13

This fence cost about sll, 1000. About the
the same time (stil acting on the assumption
that the bill to increase the, revenue of the
city had become law,) the. people on Cass
street, who had obtained an order from pre-.
Vlous council for a bridge across the ravinc
on IL " street, came into the council with
strol tition for an appropriation for that
brid :, hich was ordered at an expense of
abo' . zoos and subsequently the city was
tire ~ d with ults for damages on account
of e dangerous condition Of the bridge
aero . c ravine at the foot of the hill near
l.. Leland's place, and new bridge had to
he erected there ut an expense of $500 These.
(with the expenses on account of the purchase
of the Fox River bridge and forcing the new
canal bridges upon the city, cast upon the
present council an extraordinary expenditure
of over $4,000 more than any previous coun.
Gil had been required to meet.
Does the council need any defense for vot.
ing these sums under the circumstances indi-
Gated? But whether they do or not, is not
now the question. IA, VI, a.t.''.. .,,,.,'
If the loan asked il not voted, the credit OF
the city will be blasted. Accruing interest on
loans will not be paid the amount due on
the city engine lot win not be paid the
amount payable in January on the purchase
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The Henry Republican, rejoices over the de-
feat of Andy johnson, in his senatorial con-
test in Tennessee. and calls him " traitor
So he was to the Republican party, and there
in all his treason hes. Had he been even as
bold traitor as IIongstreet, for instance, the
Republican never would have discovered it.
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The latest plan to get rid Of polygamy is to
tax it out of existence. The assessment books
would then road, brigham Young to Uncle
SAM Dr., 75wives, at 800 per head, $4,000
That looks like business. 9r,a i,g
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Lame Excuses.

The subterfuges by which the Ottawa Repub-
rTcan and the Ottawa Statesman try to hide
their treaehery to the interests of Ottawa, in
using their influence. to defeat the candidate
\ from Ottawa for member of the constitutional
convention, are so lame and shallow as to
amount to a confession of guilt. See the ar
ttcles in the papers named of the present week.
The Repu6lican absurdly asserts that the FREE
TRADER manufactured the issue of division
Of the county, and that outside of the FREE
TRADER the matter was not thought of. The
Republican asserts this in the face of the motor
ious fact that Eldridge and Hart were nomin-
ated by the Republican county convention
purely. and simply because they were known
and avowed friends Of a division of this
county.
We beg leave to call the attention OF the
Republican to the following list of names of
gentlemen who signed the paper soliciting
Judge Cation to be candidate
D Strswn, Edward Eames, Walter Good,
W F whitmors, B F Shotwell, G W jackson, r
L Holdridgs. Geo M Van Dorsn, J E Porter, 5
B Gridley VIM Thomas Hard, John Clark, F
L Fiske, H A Butler, Samnel Poundstone, M
A Gushing. Thos Spencer, R F Dyer, s E King,
Robert Riale, W 7 Powell, s W Morse, Har.
vey King, Ralph Buchanan, A T Cameron,
] s Smith, John Miller, Samuel r Lewis r
Thorns Thomas ] Wade, s P wiswall E Y
GrigYs, Diokey, Van Doren, Geo H Rugg,
&c Prescott, Robert NJ Macarthur, John Celwell,
George Bennett, H W Gridley, r o Black, E s
Cohen, E Richardson, John L Clark, Samuel
Vance, Thompson, WIN Easton Justus Har.
| ri,, A Mccain. n Fl Prescott, r D Lyman,
Thos N Mason, Q Champlin, Josiah E Shaw
And we now ask these gentlemen whether
they, were OF the opinion that the division of
the county was all bosh, and that they simply
desired the nomination Of Judge Cation to
"help the Democratic party2"
No, Messrs. Editors of the Republican, the
issue of dividing the county was manufactured
by the republican county convention when
| it put in nomination for the constitutional
convention men who were known to be pledg-
ed to such division, and who would to-day
make such division if they had the power.
And you labored strenuonsly for the election
Of these men with full knowledge of the
| fact
The FHEE TRADER lays no claim to great
political sllrewdness-it makes no pretensons
to ability to manipulate local elections so as
by fraud or false pretense to bring its party
out ahead but this the FREE TRADER does
claim, that it will never be found, under any
circumstances, fighting against the interests
Of Ottawa.
Judge Cation was defeated by 400 votes. A
change Of 200 votes in Ottawa and South o.
| tawa would have elected him. The Ottawa
Republican, by the specious cry Of "party,'
drove these 200 and more Republican voters
into the support OF the enemies of Ottawa,
and the Statesman led about 100 more in pur-
suit Of another ignis .tatuus This is exactly
the way in which the interests OF Ottawa were
slaughtered, and these are exactly the agen-
Cies by which it was done. ~.
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A boy, at Richmond, lately bet he could lie
down on the track and let the train coming
pass oyer him. lie won the bet. The train
passed over him, and so, soon after, did the
coroner's jury.
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1t 10 rumored that Grant intends to appoint
T. N. Stanton Judge Of the Supreme Court.
Grant evidently desires that that department
Of the government shall also become con-
temptible. u.r haa .p.1l" a
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Deduct this from the above sum of 800, 176,
and there were left just 1854 II, in the vot-
ing of which the present city council had any
discretion. p s.9nDf nt' iiita5a ft
1t is true, had there been no other expenses
than the ordinary ones of lighting the streets
with gas, building street crossings, repairing
bridges, sidewalks and sewers, grading Streets
assessment and collection expenses, &C., &c.,
to pay, the council could have "wiggled {"
through on this sum. -. 1890.
But about the time the present Mayor and
Council were elected, there had been sundry
citizens meetings held, at which the city,
finances had been discussed, and their utter
inadequacy to the wants of the city being ap.
parent it was resolved to petition the Legis-
lature for power at least to double the then
amount of city revenue from taxation (abOut
$A,ooO) The bill for this purpose was sent
to Springfield, and passed the Legislature.
On the strength of the assumption, then, that
some $4,000 were to be added to the revenue
for the present year, the city ncil were in
duced to order the erection of the iron fence
around Washington square, in obedience to
the prayer of the following petition: r
To the Honorable the Mayor and Common Conn.,
Gil o. he city Of Ottaua :. 20 \ sao ala a,,.i
The undersigned, your petitioners, Taxpayers
Of the city OF Ottawa, respectfully represent to
your Honorable body that tho condition Of tho
Public square, known as Washington square is
discrsdtable to the city; exposed BY Ito location
to every stranger who visits sur city We feel
Ashamed for its neglect and therefore respectful
ly petition. Jour Honorable body TO take such
Immediate action as will surround said park or
square with good and sufficient iron fence
And as in duty bound, your petitioners will ever
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The Aurora Beacon calls the successful ticket
In Cook county "ths newspaper ticket" This
10 not bad name. and the result shows that tho
Press il power in the land.
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Lott NJ. Morrill, has been appointed o. S.
Senator, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
death of Senator Fesscnden.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-11-13

The Supreme Court, in session at Ottawa
since September, adjourned finally on Tuesday
the Judges having gone to their respective homes.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-11-13

Thayer's oiscus wss sold q Cincinnati sss day
last week by the sheriff for $4,000.
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The Proposed City Loan.

We are advised that there is a good deal Of
opposition manifested on the streets to voting
the proposed city loan, on the alleged ground
that the necessity for it arises from the exi
travagance Of the City Council. An inspec,
ton of the financial statement published IN
our last would very easily dispcl this illusion,
BY that statement it will be seen that the en-
tire city revenue for the current year, rom all
sources, collected and to be collected, texclur
sive Of revenue for school purPosesl is, or will
be, $29,11o. ON ~ no or Az.
Out of this had to be paid thefollowing
sums, with the voting Of which the present
council has had nothing to do---ali Of these
sums having been, either voted by previous
councils or by the people themselves: -g,5.sa
Columbus ana Pine street sewers part paid by iL
nsss.s au 0 a RSs Sadss ssassSsS
Tending and repairing canal bridges (cast upon the
r sy y s ass;sa SP $ sS
Insurance ard taxes refunded (estimated) $50 o.
Due $; W. Cheever on engine house ot(Voted oy 40 40
Fox River bridge bonds voted BY the peopieIi LOO
Poll tax must be expended in wards where ovied) "
CITY oicers iieqaiied by charter ss d
'i' r. i74a1 .tfirf yita---..
Total !. e. H.. y. IA. y 4 I. s1S6ss a
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Bowers lob johnson 1-B johnson &c & B
S45 to Burnham& HorrC G eco 4l4, to Str Pioneer
Culp 6Buckalew &c J Fleming l. to Gregg& Martin
Dodez Dillon DIR J J !, to McCutchen &co-D G
l. ~, to Jessnp, Marsh & Wiggins-D 3d. to Howell,
durham Tomkies-Dr L l, to order--E Clapp g,
to Jessup, Marsh Il Wiggins-E Taylor 11-F s & G
s, to Walsh & Bosseau-F & Nick "a, to Gregg Mar
rem 163-Hoss &Durham l6-H IS, to GreggS Martin
Hyams & Kennedy ii H eco IS, to Durham &
Horr-J Bergman 81 Ricou &co Al W Duncan
1-Jones Hays So Fl Geo 1921. to Bnrnham \
Horr-J 5, to Howell, Durham 4 Tomkies--J W
Howard 52-.J NJ 2, to Burnham 4 Horr--J W Cald-
well 80 j 8, to Str Right Way--John Haven 10
J l, to Walsh Bosseau-John Caldwell p S
;, to Gregg Martin-k l. H 9 to King &Holman-
!. 4 !. l27 to Jessup, Marsh & Wggins-M NJ ST, to
Str Right Way--M Wagner l0--McClure & Barrett f
B2, to Jessup, Marsh & Wiggins-M Levy l2-
Aloch We'll G--M, Nick &co 146, to Gregg & Martin
NJ Kaufman ST. PIN Bernstein 5--M Lehmis ION S
lG, to Str Right Way--H &bro 10, to Gregg & Mar
tin Head l--R l. to Jessup Marsh &Wiggins-
Martins JUST Stacey Poland 7o--S Bahr 10
Sale Murphy 20--S 4 RI, to Gregg & Martins
&c, to Burnham & Horr-J P Johnson 56--J H L "a,
to Str Right Way-W 81, to Str Pioneer--W alters
& Elder 2--W H w To- to Gregg Martin-W Ste
vens SOW II d 55, to Str Pioneer-W Rose Nv NJ
Wallis 20, to Str Right Way-re shipped to Jefferson
Co G q Cavaly baggage etc and 376 pkgs mdso--re-
shipped to Carolina Bluffs 254 pkgs.
PER STEAMER NATIONAL-Jessup Marsh e. Wig
gins loo-Gregg& Martin lse-Walsh Boissean 200
Stacey Poland 60 -McCutchen Geo C2-Howell, Dur
ham & Tomkies 96--Walsh & Bosseau 2946 feet um-
ber-J Bowers 80 bbls flour-E & B Jacobs Is pkgs-
Burnham & Horr ST Jones tuns iron--Wash &
Boisseau $50 bdls iron tes-Looney Buckner 20 pkgs
Irvine stable 64-Sundry persons 9S9.
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Shreveport Dry Goods Market.
New York DRY Goods Market.

The trade in cotton goods this week has again beer
moderate and with continued weakness in the raw ma
terIa further slight concessions have been made
desirable makes of prints beached sheengs and shirt
ings and other less prominent fabrics. obbers
and commission dealers, nevertheless maintain quite
hopeful feeling, and profess to be looking for
proved demand, which is essential to the maintenance
of prices. The present drawbacks to healthy state
of trade are backward collections in the West conse
auent upon the great shrnkage in the value of most
farm products during the last six eight months and
the doubts and uncertainties which surround the cot
ton market Nearly all kinds of cotton fabrics rel
atvely cheaper than the staple but this fact does
not seem inspire dealers with sufficient confidence
to induce them to anticipate their wants consid-
cradle extent. Prints irregular, with downward
tendency of prices. Leading prints held at &c.,
but BUYERS unwilling to pay over 1215, and pressure
Is being brought to bear to reduce all makes to this
price Second class prints selling at @llc Heavy
brown sheetings firm at 1614 @l7c for best makes
and 1l6c for seconds Coored cottons are in fair
demand at unchanged prices. Lancaster and Amos
keag ginghams steady at lie, Glasgow at Ice, and
Vance at 131<c. American stripes bring l41l5c and
Farmers aud Mechanics cottonades 5T1ac. Printing
cloths are weak at size for best 81 square. Wooden
CIV cassmeres, coatngs, etc, which command full
prices Goods worth 81 to 81 75@S2, of wellknown
makes are most inquired for. Imported dress goods
of desirable grades in good request at full prices
and SO are imported linens, which particularly in
light supply and firm. Alpaca braids have risen &c.,
and now sell at SI1I o5 There have been several
large auction sales during the week at which woolen
dress goods housekeeping linens and fancy goods
distributed full prices considering the present apa-
thetic condition of the market.
shipping and Commercial List, March 20,
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FOR TRUSTEE.

I We are authorised to announce SAM C. HEAD as a
candidate fer Trustee for Ward Me- ], at the ensuing
election. lmhio
We are authorised to announce THOMAS BYLAND
as candidate for Trustee of Ward No. J. at the
sning election fmhls
We are authorised to announce SAN. A. MORRISON
as candidate for Trustee of Ward No. l. at the easu
ing election. tthhll
We are Authorised to announce Dir. n. II. TURNER
as candidate for reelection to the office OF Trustee for
Ward No. q at the ensuing election. inh2o
We are authorised to announce T. BREWER as
candidate for Trustee Of Ward Nc. 2, at the ensuing
election fn,h1s
MANN as a candidate for Trustee Of Ward Ne. 2, at
the ensuing election lmhls
we are authorised to announce THos. II. MORRIS
ing election ttnhls
We are authorised to announce JOHN CALDWELL
nc candidate for Trustee OF Ward NO g. at the ensu
ing election. iaalt
We arc authorised to announce A. H. LEONARD as
a candidate for Trustee of Ward No CT the ensuing
election. tnthis
We are authorised to announce JOHN N. HOW ELL
as candidate for Trustee Of Ward No 4, at the ensI
ing election mus
We are authorised to announce A. s. MOREFIELD
as candidate for Trustee for Ward No. 5, AZ the en-
sning election. [mh19
We are authorised to announce j. G. MQhCIREi
as candidate for Trustee Of Ward No. s. at the ensu
mo election fmhl7
We are authorised to announce JOHN W JONES as
candidate for Trustee Of Ward No. g. at the ensuing
ELECTION [mhls
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Consignees of Merchandise.

PER STEAMER BART ABLE-Mrs Aston pkgs
Mrs w L Adger J. to I II Morris--C Bacon los, tt
Howell, Durham 4 Tomkies--F Barrier l, to Walsh d
Boisseau--J H Drown /, to Burnham Horr-J Bran
bacher il Bergman IS Blanton 6, to HosS 4
DGrham--J S Chamberlain 5, to Gregg Martini
Carter 9o-A Coin l, to Howell, Durham Tomkies-
Conway & Buckaiew SS--E B 2, to Burnham & Horr-
Mrs Frisbie l-Gregg Martin 396--F Gnotot 10
Hamilton eco 213-H T. Ii 5, to Walsh & Bosseau--
Head House l-Ioss & Durham l4-Hyams& Kennedy
l4-Mrs Hunt 2-Hervey, Elstner Warren l23--
7 Fl ler IL Ivy 7-ssy& b Jacobs ct 3 %, to
]. + Carter-Jessup. Marsh Virgins 10 " T l. to
Mcknight 8, to Gregg L Martin-M Kaufman IN
Kennedy Land Lester Levy Bodenheimer /
Lewis, MiSnsry ll-Msp to a Hunsekerv
Il 7 NJ Rushing - 81 Rushing IS Rushing 2, to
Jessup, Marsh & Wiggns-Mrs K Rowland, ]. to
White Gco-Saie Murphy l45-S Herold 95-snider
4 Griffin /, to Iamtoa Gco-s Stati IA Scatfner
IDS T 9eo u, to MeCutchen &co-J Il Sentell 6bro
Tandy eco l2s-T W Texas Exchange Thur
mond & Bowles SD + Utz 3s--Walters Elder 2l-
W alsh 4 Boisseaa sQ9-White Eco IA II Vim !,
to " Esther &co-G Whitaker s. to order-X Q G
go, to Walters ( Elder-G 81, to B & BIG W
go; Total .,, a !. yrB kg ssnr =, 4ur.nn
l J II Brown "A. to Burnhan Horr-B McFadden !
" Turner 2 J r Rushing 10, to Jessup, Marsh&Ni
gins-Jna Collins Cute Pickens II, to Sta
Nanny n Stroud IS, to Hoss Durham-T Winston
/ E Jordan $. &c do to Gregg Martin-F White T.,
Is do 10 Walters i Eder-G w Stoner 3l-Wash 4
Boisseau lot lunber-Reiersen Gragard 81 pkgs-
Mcclure & Barrett 94-suherland Geo 22-Cumuing,
Morrison dco Sd D Brown I'd Gibbons !, to Sale
{ Murphy--M kaufman 81 Ricou Geo Geo Brey-
fus Mrs Frisby ii Utz Cd il Foster T. to Thur
mond & Bowles-F Mulhaupt 5o-Robt Martin /. to
Il Plieips-Looney, Buckner eco Blake Newell
l--R Hamter 5, to Jno Elstner-E ., l5o do to
Hervey, Elstner 8 Warren--T H Humphries 40, to w
H Elstner sco-P Clark J. 70 Str Pioneer-Conway
& Bnckaew As Staiti ll-Thos Byiand Capt VIM
Thatcher looo-Head & Cumpston 5.
PER STEAMER DDRA--E 4 B jacobs 1o2 pkgs--
Gregg 4 Martin Ss-Cumming& Morrison OR Dawes
41--Walsh &Boisseau 29-P G Denning 2T-Tburmond
4 Bowes 22--L Cook ll-Dew 1 Tally a-Jones&H Hays
FL TIN Sutherland e McCutchen Geo 5-W
4 Elstner &co Walters & Blder 5-Tex Ex 20 p.
Sale d Murphy as Dapino s--Keyes &co Wv >
Haven 2-Reiersen GrrgaId i.
PER STEAMER B. L. HGDGE-A Won,ack pkg,
to Hoss &Durham--A Brewer ], TO Stacey Poland
A Cohn 2, to Howell, Durham & Tomkies-B Bassetto
33-R 800 TOD gohnson-R&. Is. to Str Right Way
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IiaA

In New Orleans on the 9th of March, 1869, In the
29h year of his age, Major RUFUS L.. DoLBEAH only
of Rufus Dobear, Esq. the founder ana prhc'pa
of DOlbears Commercial College.
The hearts of many in Shreveport are filled with sad
ness by the of the untmey death of the
subject of this notice former citizen of town,
he to himself number of warm friends, who deep
sy deplore his early removal from world in which he
was useful and good man. an excellent member OF SO
ciety, and bright example Of purity, industry, and
integrity to young In all the relations of life he
bore himself not merely without reproach. but with
character marked by the faithful discharge of all the
relative duties As man, he was manly upright, and
politely urbane as a son, dutiful and reverental as
husband tender, faithful, and kind; father, low
ing, but firm, and udclous in his views of parental
duty; merchant, marked by eminent capacity and
inhexible integrity friend, frank cordial and sin
ccre, with generosity Of heart that tue high ap-
probation of all who knew him we'll Nor was he less
marked by his devotion to the lost Of his
trys independence Leaving New Orleans with the first
company of troops from that city which responded to
the call Of the Confederate government he served faith
fully and bravely until the close of the late war; attain
ing rank, which he afterwards resigned in order to
private soldier, for the noble purpose, he
then avowed, of setting example to others to serve
their country at the time of its greatest need and,
subsequently, catching up the coors OF his regiment,
and carrying them into the thckest of the fight at
Pleasant Hill, after eight Of his comrades had been
shot down in the performance of that gallant duty.
lie sank into rest peacefully, and with christian
sgnation, with his mind clear and vigorous to the last
moment after long and painful illness, which he bore
with calm fortitude and unrepinng submission.
The writer Of this. acting with many of his friends
IN this community desires to place record this brief
tribute to his virtues token of the esteem they felt
Nor him while he lived, and of the regard with which
they cherish his memory, aud the sympathy they feel
with and for his bereaved family May the God Of all
comfortable widows God, and the orphan s Father
sustain and comfort their hearts in their bercave
ment. D.
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BROOKS H0USE-Tucsday, April 6-Mrs A \
Burnham, MarshaH--A King and wife, Minden La
" Dabbs. %. Cam, Sulphur Springs Tex Evans
J Daniels, W Mcintyre, LA Tominson, Pittsbnrs
Pa Bryarly, Ark Jogner, Richmond Ark
J IL Brown and wife, Tyler Tex--D Laird and wife
jamestown Tex--John 0Eens, ) Fl Palmer, Tex--J A
Y A-WC Woods, Tex--B Wilson, Bosser-Dr
W y !>rKs5f1, 5f1fto Tey-W Kennedy and wife Mar
ban, Jetferson-W II Fleming. Clarksvilie Tex-M !
IA rhtstrong Paris Text w l. Dawson. Marshall-W
II Scanland and wife. Bossier- Miss Terry Baton
Rouge La-Alrs Lake. Caddo-I II Oliphint, Bonham
Tex-N II Way, Red .Rivcr-G Lemonds, Ashland
Tenn-LsJ Stewart Alexandria Lac A Strickland
n 90 r Rochester, Galveston Tex-Dave Scranton,
Penn-c NJ Milton, A Gross, MissTrD Todd, All
Graves, Tex-W Foster, Sam Howard, Caddo-R II
Motley S G Alexander, Hurd, .Jonesrille Tex.
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SHREVEPORT UNIVERSITY.

FFNHE TRUSTEES of the Shreveport University are
4 pleased to announce that they have succeeded in
securing the services of Prof. GEO. E. THATCHER,
to take charge of this institution 1t is the design of
the Board to afford educational facilities equal those
of any part Of the country and instead of sending
to distant States to be educated to offer such ad
vanages at home will command the respect and
confidence of the entire community. To attain this
end pains will be spared to secure the best and
most experienced educators, men of undoubted talent,
ripe scholarship, experience and skill.
The University is located in very pleasant and
healthful situation, two miles west of Shreveport.
The grounds extensive atfordng ample room for
exercise, and the building is capable of accommodate
ing large number
- We shall educate sons there, and urge all
those who wish to leave to their the best heritage
that can leave to his posterity, to cooperate
with JOHN N. HOWELL
President Board Trustees
Shreveport January 49, 1869 riff