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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-12-17

NFECIA COMMISSIONERS AND MASTERS SALE
- Notice j. hereby given, That by virtue OF made
and entered Of record by the Circuit Court of La Sale
state OF Illinois, at the November OF said court A. D.
$50 in certain then pending in said court on the
chancery side thereof wherein Cecilia +. Kiea was com.
nant and Ellen klela and Others defendants shall
Tuesday the seventeenth January A. d. ISL at the
hour Of two O'Clock in the afternoon Of said day. for
at the south door OF the County Court House in Ottawa in
said county, At public auction and will then sell the ighest
bidder the following described property. being the same or.
dered nv said decree TO be sold. that is TO saw:
Uhc west half OF the northeast quarter the south
quarter Of section seven a. also the half of the
OF the northeast quarter section nine o. also the south
east quarter Of the northwest quarter of section o.
In township thirythrce 49, i've 81 OF the third
principal meridian, IN La sale county and state of Illinois,
Terms OF SALE.-CaSh. GEORGE NJ, LELAND
Special Commissioner and Master in Chancery
II. X. BOYLE, Complt's Solicitor. decl7-4w
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NASTEK'S SAIIE.-Souce is hereby given.
VI That by virtue of decree made and entered of record
by the Circuit Court La sale county, Illinois
the November term Of said court u. 1870 in certain
then pending IN said court the chancery side thereof,
wherein Edwin H. Fay complainant and John Zahler
defendant shall, Tuesday the Eth day of january
ISL the hOU of O'Clock in the offer
sa at the south door OF the County Court House In O
in said county 81 public auction and will then sell
highest bidder the following described property being same
ordered by said decree TO be sold, that Is to say:
The west half OF the Southwest quarter of section twenty
six 26 also strip ten rods In width off the side OF the
east Of the southwest quarter of said section
township thrty-one (5 north, east in the
Chicago Land District containing ninety land-behe
more or essaccordn- To government survey In
county of La Sale and state Of Illinois,
Terms OF SALH.-Cash. = GEORGE NJ. LELAND.
Master In Chancery.
II. K. BOYLE. Complt's Solicitor. decIT-4w
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ans store is constantly thronged with men,
women and children, who are providing them.
selves with the excellent and low priced goods
always to be found at this establishment. Thew
have a large stock of caps for men ana boys,
plenty of boots and shoes, fresh aud pure gro.
ceries, full assortment of dress goods, beaver
cloths for ladies' cloaks, and all the numerous
smaller articles for ladies and gents. We be-.
lieve there is no place in town where a LADY, or
gentleman can be better suited, or get value re-.
ceived for their money, or where one can invar.
ably get better bargains, than at the popular
store Of Burke & Heenan.
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Board of Education.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION,
Ottawa, Dec. !: 1870.
Present--Prssdent Stout, and Directors Mar.
kle, Gibson Beckwth, Crane and Fulton.
Tho Board met pursuant to the following call
Ottawa, Nov. 90, 1870.
Mr. JoHx SfoUr. President of the Board of Edu.
cation,
Dear Sir-Please call meeting of the Board OF
Education at your earliest convenience for any
business that may be brought before it.
(Signed,) G. H. BEcKwITH,
JOHN FULroS,
F. r Crane
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GANEs.-Backgammon,C Chess, Cribbage, &c
for sale at Osmsn s. Hapemsn's.
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SbI-K1E'E"- "a I-E.-By virtue of an ali A ex.
- ecUton and fee bill issued out Of the clerks office of the
County Court OF La Sale county and state OF Illinois,
directed whereby commanded make the amount
OF certan Judgment recently obtained against Fri L.
favor OF Andrew j. Szer Of the lands enements
goods and caes OF the said Fri L. Waterman, levied
on the following property, to wit:
Lots t6 seven Il eight and nine Co., In block three
81 in Ottawa North. in the city of Ottawa, county La Sale
and state Of Illinois;
Therefore. according 10 said command, shall expose for
sale, at public auction all the right, title and interest OF the
above named Fri L. Waterman In ana the above de-
crbed property, Saturday, the 9TH day of January
1871, o'clock the south door county court
house In Ottawa, in said county
Dated at y awa this 10th day OF December Al 1870.
DANIEL BLAKE,
GEO. w W BLAKE, Deputy. Sheriff Of La Sale County
CRAWFORD d BECK, Plaintiffs Attorneys. deci7-3w
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#arrteO.

December 1870 by the Rev G. W. Smith. residence
OF the brides sepfather In Seneca H. Mr. FRANK " SHAW
to Ms VIOLA BRYANT, all Of La Sale county, Illinois
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TROUBLE AT 4ARsEMLRs.-There seems to
be fne prospect for . first class row at Mar
settles one Of these day.. and perhaps . funeral
or two. There 10 . blacksmith there, who lives
in upper Town." a. it il called, whose name l.
Ballard. he 10 well known in that vicinity, and
We believe is generally respected, our personal
acquaintance with him being of very recent date.
Some time ago he sold . lot Of: blacksmith tools
to some men, whose names are not fully known
to US. They gave him note for the tools. 1t
became due. and they could not pay. He agreed
to take back the tools and deliver up the note,
and went after the tools. They were not all
there. Hc loaded into his wagon q part of what
he could find; they demanded the note he offer.
ed to give up the note when the tools were forth
coming; whereupon they seized the old man
Mr. Ballard, also his son, boy Is or 16 years
Did, and pinioned their arms, and then beat Mr..
Ballard severely, and captured the tools. Mr.
b. got out warrant and had three OF his assail.
ants arrested for robbery. They were tried
offered no evidence or denial of any charge. and
were acquitted. The next night the shade trees
around Mr.. Billiards. house were cut down, and
the sidewalk torn up, and on the next the double
trees and seat were taken from his wagon and
carried away, by whom is not known to US
We give the above, which is one side of the story
The other we have not heard.
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Now is the time to see to your lamps, and to
provide for yourselves and families good, bril-.
liant aud cheerful light that these long winter
evenings may be improved and pleasantly re-
membered. Messrs. Beck & Lorrisux, q: the
City Drug Store, can fit you out lamp that
will give light possessing all these qualities
at q cost of from so cts. to SO. They always
keep the best white standard carbon oil. Their
stock Of fancy goods for the holidays 10 as usual
complete, and marked very low.
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DieD.

Monday. December l2tli 1870 ANNIE EouTcLFFE wife OF
George ROutclfe, aged 80 years
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MORE GOoDs.-HULL has been receiving and
opening lot of new fancy goods, calculated to
please the ladies wonderfully. Among lot
opened yesterday We saw some Roman silk scaris,
with elegant tringes. They are bewitching, and
worth only S. each. He has also all the finer
kinds of ladies' dress goods that are sich, rare
or fashionable. IL addition, he has received this
week large assortment Of new goods at prices
just as low as any of the old stock at cost.
New stock of cloakIugs.
New stock of water proofs.
New stock of prints.
New stock of sheetngs.
Also the cheapest b!esched and brown muslin
in the city. Call and look at it. Price, 10 and
l2i. eents.
Flannels reduced in price
A large line of ladies' collars, in lace and
linen. Ladies' underwear.
He has the largest line of silk velvet cloak,ngs
in the west, and can sell them at Chicago whole.
sale price.
Remember he is never undersold by anybody,
and keeps the best assortment of dry goods in
Ottawa.
TALK ABOUT PRIcEs.-You should call on
Child & Bros, and you will find Boots and shoes
of all kinds cheaper than any other house in the
city.
Mems number one rubber boots $3.50
" " Arctics 100
Mems Rubbers IS
Women's RubLers 60
Mems Chicsgo custom made hand sided
boots, only :. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 400
Children's copner toad shoes 900 IN I m
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Aew ADVERTISEMENTS.

RUEh TIA IL T. UP-A Red Bull about yeal
old has been around and in Jadge Caoas Park for five
weeks or more The have him by proving proper
~ and paying expenses by applying at the Park to
Ottawa, Dec. Il, 1870. HENRY KACHNAR,
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NIII.KIE'E''S ~ALE.-By Virtue an execu
- ton aud fee bill issued the clerks office Of tie Cir
cult Court Of La sale county and state of Illinois, and
directed. whereby commanded 10 make the
certain Judgment recently obtained against James Hastings
and Samuel Hastings in favor of Burton c. Cook, the
lands tencmens goods chattels the said James
tnSs and Samuel Hastings have levied the following
property, to wit;
The northwest quarter INV OF section number thirty
In township number thTtysiN l NORTH range On
the third sd principal meridian being in the township
Mendoza. county OF La sale and state of Illinois;
Therefore, according TO said command shall expose for
sale III public auction all the right, title and interest Of the
above named James Hastings and samuel Hastings in and
the above described property, Saturday the 1th day
January D. ISL ar O'Clock ~ the south door Of the
comfy court house IN OTTAWA, In said county.
Dated at ottawa tis 10Th day OF December n. 1870.
DANIEL. BLAKE
Gro. W. W. BLAKE, Deputy Sheriff OF La Sale County.
CRAwFuED d BEch. Plaintiff Attorneys. decl7-Sw
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-18

THE negroes have rather been gen.
orally disappointed at never getting
the forty acres and mule" which
their Jealous, Ofice-hunting Radical
friends promised them. But in South
Carolina they were quite successful
enough to test the beneficial effects Of
such a donation. The following from
the Beaufort correspondent OF the
Charleston NeWS, will show something
about the capacity Of the race to i'm
prove such advantages, and how the
more of property and power you give
them, the more they need and the
more they are u~nprofted by the pos
session. 1t is a graphic p~ortraiture
OF SAMBo, IS he is in his holiday at
tire. The correspondent says:
"The December term Of the court at
this place was adjourned without
day on the afternoon of the 22d. Your
correspondent has had another oppor-
tunity Of noticing the Improvement
in u cOlOred citizens, but has not
noticed 1t. The juries, grand and
petit, were composed almost entirely
of that class. That there was no ele-
walton of moral character was made
evident by their logged Obstinacy in
almost every case where the litigant5
We're respectively white and cOlOred,
even in the face of his HOnOr's plain
est charges. Their wretched personal
appearance, coupled with their empty
pockets, proved the low state of their
finances. Their evident dizziness of
comprehension, when addressed either
by the judge o the lawyer, clearly in
dlcated that there has been no intel
lectual progress, at least on the partof
the adults. One would suppose that
II there was a spot of the late Confed-
eracy where the improvement of the
negro would be more marked than
elsewhere, that spot was inst here
In 1861 they We're lett by their owners
in possession of almost everything
Provisions, cattle, swine, sheen and
poultry, houses, lands, agricultural
implements and animals, with am
pie supplies Of furniture, clothing. I
ETC., We're abandoned. ana
thus fell into their hands.
The rapaciOu5 invader seized and
shipped only such articles as would
pear expense OF transportation and
leave a good margin for profit. Then
went cotton, finer pieces of furniture.
Libraries, and works of art. During
the sojourn here Of large bodies OF
soldiers, abundant sums of money
were dlsbOrsed 10 the negroes. vet /
when the troops We're withdrawn
these creatures We're left IN abject nov
erty. With scarcely an exception. the
great mass of them were as poor a.
sver they had been during the DAYS of
Indeed, 1.-THE Bureau" was
Indispensable to their very existence.
At the tax sales in 1853, they pur-
at nominal prices, and on the
most accommodating terms, as much
and as they Teglured;- msan!Y es then
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securing also fine residences in TINS
town. Possessed of these ENDS, they
have in many Instances, been too lazy
to improve them, and after b lapse
Of several years we find them passing
into other hands, or returned TO the
tax commissioners, from whom they
were originally obtained. This Is
especially the case with the town resi-
dences. Held by an uncertain tenure,
they have fallen into decay. Indeed,
many of the occupants seem to have
fOTeseen their utter inability to comply
with the terms of the sale, and have
removed for fuel and other purposes,
doors, shutters and sashes, at thesame
time filling the junk shops with locks,
bolts, hinges, etc. Is it to be expected
that these drOnes will ever become
good, honest, industrious citizens?
Has not the experiment been made
here under the most favorable circum-
stances and with the most fostering
assistance? What is the result after
more than eight years of untiring eff
forts in their behalf? 1t is a melan-
chOly fact that the condition of many
is this day moredeplOrable than it was
in 1860. They have not advanced one
step except toward the ballot-box. 1t
may be that the rising generation will
demonstrate their capacity for eleva-
ton; but we fear the influence of pa
rental example. There can be little
hope for the negro races so long as they
almost universally hold that the es-
scence of all crime consists in its de-
lection. But to the court: There was
no important case tried in the Ses-
sions. One conviction was had for
cotton stealing, but both parties were
black.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-18

TIE Indiana Democracy, IN theil
9Th OF January Convention, declare
that The only true way to preserv,
the Union 4; to obey the Constitution
They den0unce the reconstruction
measures as an invasion of the SOW.
reign and sacred rights Of the people,
and Of all the States" They de.
nOunce the attempted interference
with the Supreme Court as d~angerou:
usUrpation. They favor a tariff fair
and equal, and for revenue only,
and denOunce the present as based on
ayoritsm, destructive to shipping
and commerce, oppressive TO agricul-
tuIists, injurious to the many, and
beneficial 70 the few, and as building
up monoP0hes and controlling the
legislation Of Congress. They de
DOunce the purchase Of bonds at
high rates OF premium when the
contract was only to redeem
them with greenbaeks at par. They
declare that the national bank system
is in the interest of the bondholders.
and ought to be abolished; that the
interests OF the whole people demand
an Increased and maintained volume
Of currency; that the public debt.
high interest and high taxation forbid
currency contraction; that the nation
al bank stocks ought TO be taxed as
other property; and that the bonds Of
the United States ought to be taxed so
as to equslize them with other prop
erty. They protest that the adoption
OF the XVIII Amendment by the State
Legislature Is in violation Of the State
Constitution, and against its ratifca-
ton; that attempts to regulate moral
ideas or innocent amusements by leg
islation are unwise and despotic, and
against all change of the ~naturaliza-
ton laws. The bill of indictment is
a formidable one.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-18

II anybody has doubted whether
Congress has usurped power, both
executive and judicial, and whether
the purse and the sword are both in
Its hands, they can now doubt no
longer in view of its action in the case
Of Georgia. The Congress tells Mr..
Sauap TERRY that where there is
no ooubt" he may deal with perjurers
in his discretion! It makes him the
Judge, the witness, the jury, and exc
cuuoner, all in one! He makes the
charges, determines them true, and
proceeds at once to execution, as the
ageut and instrument Of Congress!
Is this Republicanism and libertye
Or is il the uncontrolled sway Of three
Aaadred despots, playing the tyrant
80 maintain their power?
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-18

THE corn crop OF the country is now
estimated at rather under than over
thcpreyi0Us yesr-moTe acres planted,
but a smaller yield. The crop Of New
England lell of largely. In the East
orn States the crop was reduced by
the droUth. That of the SoEthern
States is an average one, and ~i1Sa'exas
above the average of any ten years.
in the Western States the product Is
about equal TO last year, by reason OF
increased area planted. The States re-
porting an increase over last year are
Minnesota, Missouri, Florida, Ne
brasBa, Kansas, Texas and California.
The cotton yield is ten per cent.
above that Of 1865, or about 2,7OO,O 600
bales. A larger area was planted.
But i'm the -seacoast States, in
Texas, Louisiana and Tennessee.
the falling OF is reported as consider
able. Arkansas alone has made a full
average crop.
The tobacco crop is estimated as re-
duced twenty per cent. from last year.
The reduction in Virginia and Mary
land IS some thirty-three per cent.
and Kentucky and Michigan sixteen
per cent. The Western States havean
increased production. The potato crop
is a iuil average. The apple and fsuit
crop has been a full average, taking
the whole country together. The West
has had an unusual yield. But in the
New England and Middle States there
is a FALLING of. Thus, gathering our
wealth from the soils, we have reason
10 be thankful for our prosperity.
Give rs but good government and we
shan become the richest people of the
globe.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-18

TIE inhabitants of San Domingo
are not perfectly unanimous on the
subject Of annexation to the United
Sates. Many leading men oppose.
BAEZ hes ordered an election to de-
termine the matter. The rural classes
oppose on the ground OF a fear
that the Americans are coming to
rule ia Spanish style and monopolise
all the offices. CABRAL, the leader of
Che revOlutionists on the Haytien
frontier, and who may come into
power, opposes annexation TO any for
eign power. If he should come into
power and BAEz be overthrown, If
We take the island we shall have it
with q revolution annexed.
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versal-sufrage9-ing it again. The

Nefsal-sunrage- II again. Inc
Democrat says:
We have a sneaking idea-a surrep-
titiOus notion, that henceiorth the
Mississippi Democrat shall advocate
the doctrine which the few large cog
nominal letters at the head of its first
pageindicate. Wenever could induce
ourselves to sing yankee-doOdle under
the stars and bars, and so help US God,
we will do the stars and stripes the
Justice to say, We would not whistle
Dixie under its gorgeous folds. We
did not belieye-we never Will believe
in a hybrid party with a brindle plat
form and heterogeneous doctrines. II
is better to be a horse or an ass tnan q
mule-a negro or d white man than a
mulatto-a stump-tail dog than a kan
garoo. Butt is better to be nothing
at all in God Almighty's world than
to again become one of a party bearing
a fO~ur-cornered marblering name with
''cOalesce'' fora middle-msn. In this
last precious canvass we cOalesced, we
amalgamated, we combined; and as a
sweet, beautiful aud eminently apprO-
pirate sequel-we ev%apOrated. Let US
call for a fresh deal, and all hands try
it on one more time for luck, as square
out Democrats.
Welcome, r~egenerated Democracy
and straight whisky! Farewell, lem
On-peel, loaf sugar and conservatism.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-18

The Xazoo City (Miss.) Democrats
repentant in view Of its course. in the
Late election. 1t does not stomach the
DENT platform, which it so maniuIly
supported. 1t admits that in doing So
itsveryname Of Democrat has been
a ''sDectacaIQr fctiOa-an Ostentatious
lie 1t cOnfesses that sit has loated
from its masthead the flag Of one par
IL. ana ~enunciated in its columns the
doctrines of another" The truth is
the whole white DENT population of
the State feel rather "mean' about
their blunder. A burned ehilddreads
the ere. They win not be caught "uni-
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AnNERTIsTNc pArrs
C0RRESPONDFNCF

TIE House Committee on Naval
Affairs are contemplating the intro
duction OF a bill to authorize the con-
strucu0n Of several irOnclad vessels,
which shall be the equals or superior
TO the best the English or French ma
vies can boast. They have some YES
seis Of war superior to any in the
American navy.
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LumBER, LA1Hs AND SHINGLES.
LUMBER YARD and SAW MILL.

HVHE oldest Yard in Memphis; established
in Isf7. With a fu1 stock Of logs, sea-
soned and dressed lumber on yard are pre-
pared 70. furnish any quantity and dimen-
sfons OF cypress or poplar, 81 short notice. A
large stock Of Doors, Blinds and SASH, glazed
or un0lazed. Laths, Shingles. Cedar Fence
posts, Pine and Poplar Flooring, always on
hand. Our motto IS, quick sales and small
profits.
II. Z. 81. ". COCHRAN.
Once and Yard foot OF Washington ST.
noe dAW Near river,
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cotton Lana sor sA1e.

4 BOUT 300 acres of the richest cotton land
~ OF Ghicot county. Ark..the finest cotton
region in the world; Il is high bank land:
formerly Belle Point. one Of the nrSt Sc
Iections on the river; BO0 acres cleared. bal
Rnce timber. readily salabie as wood or lum-
Der. leVeed fronting on the river, and encir-
eled by a beautiful lake: Il has the great adj
vantaEe Of Independence OF the Ievees of the
main shore, and can be made q most secure
and beautiful domain Valued, before the
war. AZ SI5G.C03 1t is noW4ofered so low tsat
the profits OF A single ful crop VIII pay for Il.
If not sold by Btn January, 1850, II viii be
leased on favorable terfus. Apply to
de2 JOHN 7, DoWDALL, St Louis, No.
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WANTED---AGENTS.

COSN PER MONTH. TO sell the only GEN
DZOO C1NE IMPROVED COMMON SENSE
FAMILY SEWING MACHINE PRICE ONLY SIS.
Great inducements 10 agents. This is the
most popular Sewing Machin of the day
makes the famous Elastic Lock stitch; :" viii
do any kind OF work that can be done on any
machine. 10000 sold, and the demand con-
staBtly increasing. Now Is the time to take
an agency. send for circulars. 20 -BeiCdre Of
fHfriBgcrS, al ADDRESS SECOMB & co, Bos-
on, Mass. PittsbuTg, Pa; or St. Louis, No.
TALL
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MEDICAL.
DR.. RUssELL's

X.
The largest and Oldest b1stihfiOR Of nc
Kind IN TIE S0uthlrest; EstG5lisked
Ten Years, and the Only Re6iG-
De Place for tie Cure Of
Private 017oa7es-