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THE DIFFERENCE.-The constitutional con.
vention at Springfield a year ago had respect.
ably sized settlement of committee rooms. at
extravagant rents, and q swarm Of janitors under
big pay. The senate now in session has engaged
four rooms, at $40 each per month, and EMPLOYS
one janitor for the whole at SO 80 per day.
Well done, SO far.-Kaakahee Gazette.
Just so, and the strong democratic minority
have compelled the radicals to do it, other
wise they would run this legislature as they
did the last, the democrats not having SUI.
iiclent strength tecarry through the legislature
in favor of economy or even honesty. The
last Legislature was intensely radical and
there was no limit to their extravaganza or
determination to give all the prominent rad
ica!s in the state free dip into the treasury.
1t should aforementioned that it was that lpuis
ature that donated 100000 toa Chicago ring.
under the penitentiary steal act The radi.
Gals of the present legislature seem inclined
to continue it, hnt the democrats oppose it.
and II they had the power, would wipe it out
and punish all who have had a hand in il.
But 80 tney labored to get sufficient number
OF honest radicals, only twenty We're needed
to b'rt Logan, and elect IN h,nest man, bat
such number could not be found, SO the
radicals il they choose, not shamcl py the
enormity Of the swindlc, can d,as they please.
but now and thea lew of tn. more homes.
radicts break out OF the lclling strings N
aid the democrats in passing some more econ.
omical laws. 1t is on this ground thar we nc
count 80: such little evidences Of economy
and honesty as are occasionally monir"rl wv
toe present legislature
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Illinois Legislature.

The legislature reassembled on Tuesday,
and both houses spent most of the day dis
cussing the proposed official reporters steal.
The matter was disposed of temporarily by re-
terring it to the committee on printing,
Fullers railroad bill was again discussed
in the senate on Wednesday and Thursday
but no vote was reached.
Mr.. Reddick's bill, to repeal special law
passed in 1889 by which the jail in this coun-
ty Is directed to he located on the court
house square, was debated in the senate on
Wednesday, and finally ordered to a third
reading.
The house on Thursday, after three DAYS
discussion, finally passed the bill for the pur-
chase OF coin for the payment of the balance
OF principal ana interest of the state debt.
The bill having previously passed the senate,
is now a law.
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FROM EUROPE,
The War.

The long aud bloody drama in France is rap.
idly drawing to close. The French in Paris,
under Trochu, made final desperate effort, on
the 18th and Goth, to break through tho Prussian
lines that surround the doomed city. but again
failed. The sorte was made from Mount Vale.
rian, and was At frat successful. The Prussians
were driven from their trenches but subsequently
heavy supports came up, and the French were
driven back into the city with heavy loss. Gen:
Trochu asked for arnistics to take care Of
his wounded and bury his dead, bu. it was de.
MED. On the 22i Gen. Trochu resigned and the
army was placed in command of Gen. Vinoy,
The same evening, Jules Fayre wen. to the Prus.
sian headquarters ut Varseies aud proposed to
surrender the city, condition that the soldiers
honors OF The term. were INST accepted,
but unconditional surrender Insisted on Bis
marck declared that if Jules Fare refused to
surrender unconditiouslly. he had in his possess.
ion the full acceptance of these term, from the
Emperor and Empress, aud he would restore and
treat with them. So the end is at hand
From the province, the news i. equally dis.
astrous for the French Gen Faidherde was
badly beaten At S, Quentne and driven NORTH
Bourbeki, in tns east, hs, also met with defeats.
The only CLEAN OF light comes from Dion, from
which the Garibaldi aus drove the Prussians with
heavy loss. on the Goth.
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WOMAN SUFFRAGE CoNvENTIoN-Thea al

WOMAN SUFFRAGE CONFERENCE.-The an.
Aual meeting of the Illinois Woman Suffrage
Association will be held in Farwell Hall, in Chi.
csgo, on Wednesday and Thursday, February s
and 0, commencing at 10 o'clock A. NJ, for the
purpose of effectins more perfect organization
throughout the state, aud taking measures to
have the claims of women to equal civil and
political rights with men properly presented to
the General Assembly now in session. Susan b.
Anthony, Lucy Stone, Elizabeth Cady Stanton,
Mary A. Livermore, Julia Ward Howe, Isabella
Beecher Hooker, Celia Burlelgh, NJ. Adelia Haz-
lett, Lilly Peckham, Miriam NJ. Cole, A. J.
Boyer, Henry B. Blackwell, Parker PilIsbury,
G. b. Stebbins, Phoebe Coz4ens, and all the rest
of the "shriekins sistorhood' are expected to be
present and take part in the proceedings.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-01-28

Justice Thornton, OF the Illinois Supreme
Court, has delivered an opinion holding that
the County Court may order Il distribution of
the persona! estate of an lntcstatc within the
year, upon the heir giving the usual refund
ing bond. The opinion will prevent dishon
est administrators and executors from specu.
lating two years with the funds ot widows
and orphans in the name of law, and leaving
them in the meantime to starvG, or support
themselves as best they can.
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From Washington.
MOTIONS KUKLUx RESOLUTION

MOTIONS KUKLUX RESOLUTION
The Senate On the Goth adopted Mortou's r....
luton Tor rowing committee to msnufactu,.
kuklux outrages for the benefit of the renubl;.
can party. The committee have cemue...a
their lAbo-s by summarizing befor. than o.,
Holden, and the no less infamous Kirk, of North
Carolina, and the carpet bag governor Of soutb
Carolina. Along with these witnesses. boxsv.-
have come . troop of Conservative men f,o,, ~.
Csrolinss. who claim hearing. and saw thew ar.
prepared to prove that most of the outrage. in
those states have been committed Ly colored and
white members of the republican leagues, organ.
lied in pillagiug and barn burning parties.
INCOME TAX.
The statement of Commissioner Pleassn,on
that the income tax costs as much to assess and
collect 1t as is realized from it is denied by Bout
we'll, who opposes its repeal. Boutwell, saws in
collection costs less tn IN a million Of dollars
while it yields nearly Sl4O00,0OO The Senate
debated the bill for its repeal on Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday, and finally passed it, in
spite of Boutwell,. remonstrance
MISSOURI OFFICERS
The senate had a hot executive session on the
18th over the confirm alton of the Missouri off.
GERS who had been appointed by Grant to re.
move friends of Brown and Shurz Gen. S. was
willing to makefpsace if the removals were to
stop here, but the senate declined to accept any
such understanding. 1t was noticed that Sum.
her stood by Shurz throughout the fight
INVALID PENS IONS.
Lac senate passed bill on Tuesday, with
hardly any debate, which increases the payments
OF all classes of invalid pensions 20 per cent,
which will necessitats an increased annual ex
penditure Of about s5,00OOOO, or $4,000. 900
for the five years to which it ia limited The
bill is yet TO pass the house.
Frank ?. Blair, senator elect from Missouri.
presented his credentials on Wednesday by His
colleague Shurz. appeared, was sworn and took
his seat in the senate.
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Hcial Reports.

One would think, by the howl set up by
the Springfield papers in favor of the official
reports steal, that the preservation of the pub
lie liberties depend upon the publication Of
rerJssim reports of the proceedings OF the
legislature in the Springfield papers at $40 a
column. There never was greater humbug
.nan these official reports. The constitution
al convention, which was in session about l25
days, spent some SIS, 900 ofthe peoples money
to have q daily seybatim report Of its proceed
ings published in the Springfield papers. The
convention sat in one chamber, and needed
just half the stenogrsphic force the two houses
would need. Then it is expected that the
legislature will remain in session at least $50
days; so that, at the same rate paid by the
constitutional convention, the official reports
steal of the Legislature would amount to $780,
600 to 100000, Yet what are these reports
worth We received regularly both the
Springfield papers during the session Of the
constitutional convention, but never CLEANED
from them line of information. They wore
always from week to ten days behind the
times, while we had in the Chicago and St.
Louis papers full, correct and much more in
telligible reports of the proceedings of the
convention daily up to the adjournment of
the evening before There is scarcely man
in the state OF sufficient intelligence to take
any interest III the proceedings OF the legsla-
ture, but reads regularly at least one Chicago,
PEORIA Quincy or st. Louis daily, in which
he finds All amply sufficient Geographic re-
port, each day, of the previous days legisla-
tive proceedings. Why should the people,
thus abundantly supplied at their own ex-
fensc, be heavily taxed in addition to fatten
the Springfield publishers, or to tickle the
vanity OF members of the legislature, who
want to see their crude speeches in print, as
dressed up by the official reporterss
lfa member makes speech worth listening
to, it is generally reported by telegraph. If
he makes speech not worth reporting by
telegraph, and wants it printed nevertheless,
let him pay for it. If the Chicago, St. Louis,
Quincy and Peoria publishers find it pays to
keep reporters at Springfield to furnish them
daily reports OF the proceedings of the legis-
lature, surely the Springfield publishers can
also afford to pay their own reporters. A
thousand dollars each will pay for all the re-
ports the public can ask or expect of the
Springfield papers. From three to five COL
umns day, would give all the record of the
proceedings the people care straw about.
The Springfield publishers are gorged with
state jobs sufficiently to enable them to do at
least this much without extra pay. If they
can't do it, let them publish their little by
10 daes without legislative reports and see
how they come out
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-01-28

NEBRASKA SENAToR-The defeat of Gen.
Thayer for the U. S. Senate by the Nebraska
legislature last week and the election of Judge
Hitchcock in his stead, is another of those re.
Dukes of which President Grant has of late
been receiving so many for interfering in
state elections. Thayer is the present sem
ator from Nebraska, is q radical of the first
water and a plant tool of the President
Nobody thought otherwise than that the rad
ical legislature of Nebraska would re-elect
him without an if or and. But to make mat
tiers douDly sure, Thayer had the President
write u letter to the radical members of the
Nebraska Legislature, urging them to rc-eect
Thayer. That letter did the business. Nine
radical members, Disguised with this intcrfer-
ence from Washington, made up their minds
that Grant should hear from them. So they
united with the democrats and defeated
Thayer, whom the radical caucus had obedi.
emily nominated, and elected Hitchcock,
who is a liberal, anti-tariT, anti San Domingo,
honest conservative western republican.
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Annual Far 1lcrtiam.

Tho annual meeting OF the La Sale County
Agricultural Society, for tho election of officers
to- the ensuing year, will be held at tho County
Court House. IN Ottawa. on Saturday, February
llrh, AT o'clock T.. NJ Md,p. As there Is much
other business OF vital importance 10 our oocie-
ty in reference to improving the grounds, an
effort to secure the State Fair for the next two
years de-, which, il successful, will DO q mutual
benefit to every citizen oi La Sale county and
u lasting and permanent benefit to cur County
Society in particular, it is earnestly hoped that
every member OF the Society will be present.
w. Il. BOWMAN,
See. La Sale Co. Agricultural Society.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-01-28

Sur@NI.o~--J, i, Rice, Esq, has been
app..nt-, -apri-oro. this townshp in place
OF Hon. #m HcJdie,, resigned The towns
OF Btao,ia.J, Peru and Ophr have similar
yacue..s to iiII on account OF the resignation
Of Mc.m. Gallagher, Armstrong and Edge.
comb aho. being elected to the legislature
have, ike Mr. Eeddick, been obliged 10 retire
from the county board. The appointment OF
Of Mr. Rice for this town is an excellent one
and reflects credit on the good sense Of the
town board that madcit
The Supervisors meet in this city next
Monday.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-01-28

THE CHENEY CAsE.-The Supreme Court of
Illinois, on Tuesday, rendered its long looked
for decision in the celebrated Cheney case"
Cheney, it will de recollected, was put on
trial by the Bishop of Illinois before an eccle-
slastical court, for violation of his ordination
vows as a prcsbytcr of the Episcopal Church.
lie sought to escape Trial, which threatened
to end in his deposition and loss OF his com
Portable salary Of 1880 and free parsonage,
Ivy appealing to the civil courts. The injunc-
,ion granted by Judge Jameson restraining
the ecclesiastical court from proceeding with
the utN), IS now dissolved by the Supreme
Court, who unanimously agree that the civil
courts have no right to interfere in the case
The opinion was prepared by Judge Thorn
ton, and is very ably written
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senator logan mas nad very warm re.
c'pJon Ia Washington, not oHly from mem.
4rra from The West, but from those from the
East Otinct AsY4jiicon.
Yes, and especially from the El& The
monop"liFla and proteet.onst, and all the
rings were particularly glad to welcome Il
senator from the West, who will prove so able
champion Of the land grabbers and steam
SNIP railroad and whiskey rings They
can well Afford to give warm reception to
Il senator from the West, who represents so
faithfully the interests of the East.
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The two Republican senators III Indiana,
who left their party and went over to the
Democrats. continue to act with the Democ-
racy. In JOINT convention the proprietor of
the indianapolis Daily Sentinel was elected
state printer, aud Democrats elected state
agent in New York, prison directors and
trustees of benevolent institutions and State
library.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-01-28

The conference on the eastern question met in
London the 10Th, and after short session ad.
journed to the Goth. On the 26,h 1t had another
brief session and again adjourned for a week. A
resolution to contine .he discussion to tho ques-
ton of the neutrality OF the Black was adopt
ed. The conference is regarded as a great farce.
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GERMANY.

King William was, on the 10Th, formally pro.
claimed Emperor Of Germany. Next day the
congratulations of Austria on the event were re.
ceived by the Emperor, an event which he hailed
a. a most gratifying assurance OF the preserva-
ton Of the peace of Europe.
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FROM WORTHWHILE.

WORTHWHILE, Jan. "a, 1871.
The question OF woman. rights was thorough.
ly overhauled and discussed last Saturday eve.
ming by the debating clubs of Worthwhile and
Serena, in the capicious hall of the Serena de.
batting club. The Worthwhile debaters were the
ohallengers; the Serena debaters accepted, con-
iident that they could overwhelm their opponents
with their burning eloquence aud scorching
sarcasm.
The challenged party appeared on the field
backed up by solid phalanx of women. The
speakers in the affirm alive were A. l.. Armstrong
H. Parr, NJ Hoag, j. Miller, and Mr.. PHILIPPE, a
Methodist minister; the negative was discussed
by Il. Seaman, }. Pitcher, \. White and J.
Whitmore Tho ladies looked Dangers at the
Worthwhile debaters previous 20 the discussion
but after they heard the logical argument pro-
duced by the negative, they became thoroughly
converted and unanimously voted for the
negative when an appeal was made to the house
for u decision.
The Serena debators felt 80 sore over their de-
feat that they refused to hold another discussion
with their victorious opponents. BY little
judiciouS training the Sorenaites would make
toIeraoIe good debttcrs. W.
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The Springfield JoWraW says, j. p. Black calls
has paper mills At Marseilies, IN this county, tho
SHERIDAN Mills" Why! Have they peculiar
III ,ssacreng facilities
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Theodore Thomas, William Mason, with other
leading artists, say OF the Steck Piano: 1--WE
find in them all qualities combined which con.
stitute athoroughly perfect Piano.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-02-15

TgNHIS is TO GIVE NOTICE: That on the 9th
H. day Of January 1871, a warrant in bankrupt
cy was issued against the estate OF William
y: Bartlett. of Frederick county aud State Of
virginia, who has been adjudged a bankrupt on
his own petition THAT the payment of any debts,
and the delivery of any property belonging to said
bankrupt to him or for his USE and the transfer OF
any property by him are forbidden by law THAT a
meeting of the creditors of said bankrupt to prove
their debts, and choose one or moro assignees of
his estate, will be held at Court Of Bankruptcy,
to be holden at the Registers Office in Alexandra,
Virginia. before Lysander Hill, Esq, Register, on
the 25th day of February, 1871 at 9 O'Clock A. M.
DAVID b. PARKER
fe 6-M2w U. s. Marshal.
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BANrkRUPT NoTIoEs.

4163
rENHIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE;
i That ON the 2sth day of January, 1871, war
rant in Bankruptcy issued against the estate Of
Thomas H. Pollock, of Henrico county, and state
Of Virginia. who has been adjndged Bankrupt
on his own petition THAT the payment of any
debts and the delivery of any property belonging to
said Bankrupt to him or for his use and the trans
fer of any property by him forbidden by law:--
That meeting of the creditors of said Bankrupt to
prove their debts and choose one or assignees
of his estate, will be held at Court of Bankruptcy
to be holden at Richmond, Va, before W. W. Forbes,
Esq, Register, on the goth day Of February, 1871,
at 10 O'clock A. NJ
DAVID h. PARKER,
ja-3t-Tu2w u. s. Marshal.
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BANKRuPT NOTICES.

4IIX
INHIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE:
Il That on the 27th day of January, 1871 war
rant In bankruptcy was issued against tho estate
of John Page, of Clarke county, and State
OF Virginia, who has been adjudged bankrupt on
his own petition THAT the payment of any debts,
and the delivery of any property belonging to said
bankrupt to him or for his use, and the transfer of
any property by him are forbidden by law THAT
meeting of the creditors of said bankrupt to prove
their debts and choose or assignees Of his
estate, will be held at court of bankruptcy to be
holden at the Registers office in Alexandria, Va, bo-
lore iysander Hill, Esq, Register, the 25th day
OF February, 1871, at o'clock A. NJ.
DAVID Il. PARKER,
fo6-M2w U. s. Marshal.
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Ass
'TNHTs is TO GIVE NOTICE:
Il That on the 2sth day of January, 1871, q war
rant in bankruptcy issued against the estate of
John Carpenter, of Prince Edward county and State
Of Virginia, who has been adjudged bankrupt on
and tho delivery of any properly belonging to said
bankrupt to him for his use and the transfer of
any property by him, are forbidden by law:-That a
meeting of the creditors of said bankrupt to prove
their debts and choose more assignees of his
estate, will be held at Court of Bankruptcy, to be
holden at Richmond, Va, before w. w. Forbes Esq,
Register, on the 10th day of February, 1871 at 10
o'clock A. NJ.
DAVID B. PARKER,
ia 3l-Tu2w U. s. Marshal.
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l07-Involuntary.

TN. Logan ct ais vs. ]. II. Woodcock.l
rTNHIS is TO GIVE NOTICE:
i That warrant in Bankruptcy has issued against
the estate OF ]. FL. Woodcock, of Henrico county,
State of Va, who has been adjudged a bankrupt on
the petition of his crdtors THAT the payment of
any Debts and the delivery of any property belong
ing to said Bankrupt to him or for his use, and
the transfer of any property by him are forbid
den by law THAT meeting of the creditors of tho
said Bankrupt to prove their debts, and choose one
or assignees of his estate will be held at a
court of bankruptcy to be holden at Richmond,
Va, before w. W. Forbes, Esq. Register on the
goth day of February, 1871, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
DAVID D. PARKER
fe 2--Th2w u. 8. Marshal
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TENHIS rs TO GIVE NOTICE:
Il That ON the 2Sth day Of January, 1871, q
warrant in bankruptcy was issued against the es.
tate of VIM. D. seden, Jr., Of Henrico county, and
State of Virginia, who has been adjudged bankrupt
ON his own petition That the payment of any
debts, and the delivery of any property belonging to
said Bankrupt to him or for his use, and the trans
fer of any property by him are forbidden by law =:
That meeting of the creditors of said bankrupt to
prove their debts, and choose or more assignees
Of his estate, will BIO held at Court of Bankruptcy,
to be holden at Richmond, Va, before w. W. Forbes,
Esq, Register, en- the goth day of February, 1871,
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ,
DAVID u. PARKER,
ia 3l-Tu2w U. s. Marshal.
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ITOU
yEyHIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE:
A That on the 26th day of January 1871 a war;
rant in bankruptcy issued against the estate OF
Maria Gibson of Culpeper county, and State OF
Virginia, who has been adjudged bankrupt on her
petition THAT the payment of any debts. and
the delivery of any property belonging to said bank
rupt, to him for his USE and the transfer of any
property by him forbidden by law THAT a
meeting of the creditors of said bankrupt to prove
their debts, and choose more assignees of his
estate, will be held at Court Of Bankruptcy, to be
holden at Richmond, Va, before W. W. Fcrbss ESQ.,.
Register, on The 2oth day of February, 1871, at 10
o'clock a. NJ.
DAVID b. PARKER,
ia 31-Tu2w U. S. Marshal
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EHIs IS TO GIVE NOTICE:--


>ENHIs is TO GIVE NOTICE.
Il That on the Tth day of January, 1871, a
warrant in Bankruptcy issued against the es-
tate of Il. II. Averett of Mecklenburg county,
and State of Virginia. who has been adjudged a
paymeDt of any debts, and the delivery of
any property belonging to said bankrupt, to him
for his use, and the transfer of any property
by him are forbidden by law: That meeting of the
creditors of the said bankrupt to prove their debts
and choose more assignees of his estate, will
be held at a court of bankruptcy, to be holden at
Richmond, Va, before W. w. Forbes, Esq, Register
the 2Oth day of February 1871 at 10 o'clock A. NJ
DAVID b. PARKER,
ja3l-Tu2w U. s. Marshal.