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The Ottawa free trader., 1871-10-21
Illinois Legislature.

Pursuant to the proclamation of the Gov
ernor the Legislature of this state convened in
extra session at Springfield on the 18th inst.
The action the legislature is wholly confined
to matters growing out OF the recent calamity
at Chicago.
Thus far the proceedings may be summed
up as follows:
| A resolution has been adopted by both
houses resembling the resolution of last winter
to hold an adjourned session in November at
Chicago.
A bill has passed to incorporate the Chicago
Reform School (which was destroyed with the
state reform school at Pontiac.
A bill has been passed providing for the
re-assessment of property in Cook county. and
exempting all property in the state destroyed
by fire from the payment of taxes.
The house passed bill for the issue of
$3,Ooo,ooo bonds to repay to Chicago the
money she expended on the enlargement ofthe
canal but when the bill came before the SEN
ate 1t WAS amended so as entirely to change
its character. The senate amendment creates
a new fund, called the canal redemption fund,
out of the $4,000 lately paid IN by the canal
trustees. all the revenues of the canal and all
the Illinois Central fund, and provides for u
tax on all property in the state Of IA mills on
the dollar for 1871 and 1872, and authorizes the
issue of $25000O state bonds to make up the
balance.
The Cook county delegation are said to
favor this amendment, as 1t gives the city
money ss fast as wanted, and enables the city
to meet the interest. It Is thought it will pass
the senate, though the objection is made that
1t diverts the Illinois Central fund In oppos,.
ton 10 the constitution.
The Ottawa free trader., 1871-10-21

FEARFUL FALL OF AN ERoNAUT.-Prof
Wilbur, an eronaut. met terrible fate recently
at Psoli, Orange CO., Ind. He was to be accompa.
MED in balloon by George H. Knapp, editor OF
the Orange county Union. As they were abou.
getting into the balloon the cords gave way and
they made a spring for the car, but only sue.
ceeded in erasping the ropes, As the balloon
rose Knapp let go and fell at height of abou,
30 feet, without serious injury. Prof Wilbur
held on and attempted to climb into the basket,
but was unable to do 30, and the balloon shot
upwards rapidly with the aronaus hanging be.
low. At height Of about one mile the unfort.
unate man let 60 bis hold and came whirling to
the earth. As he struck the ground he fell upon
his head and back, and was picked up, lfeless
mass. His wife witnessed the distressing sight
The Ottawa free trader., 1871-10-21
Congressman.at.La Large

The Bloomington PaatasrsOA thus speaks
"t the DeHAcratic candidate for Congressman
at-larse:
Hon. Sh"w'on 5. Hays, who was nominated
nn wednesday last rs the Democratic cand-
date tor -at-large, is II gentleman
o' education and shility, and lawyer residing
ut Chicago. He has held several places Of
h"n"r and trust ia the State, and has, we
/" ilevt filled thcm with credit to himself and
:" tht State. As . mcmber Of the Constitu
h"nal Convention Of lS47, he occupied n
prominent position. and as chairman of y
committee on the Classification of the Laws,
made made favorable and very able report. II
Illinois were doomed to have Democratic
representative in congress. Nr. Hays would do
her no discrcdi,
The Ottawa free trader., 1871-10-21
The October Elections.

Elections were held on the second Tuesday
in October in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas and
Iowa. The result in all, except Texas, Is re-
garded as favorable to the radicals.
In Ohio, the republican candidate for Gov.
ernor, Noyes, beats the democratic candidate
McCook, about 10000, while the legislature
stands tie in the senate, and l3 radical
majority in the house. The result is not a
surprise to any one. The democrats broke
down in the middle of the campaign by their
candidate for governor being taken with a
crazy fit. mental alment which the voters
We're assiduously assured by their opponents
would prove permanent.
In Pennsylvania the republican majority is
SariOusly figured at from 5000 20 Is, 900. The
result is somewhat unexpected, as the demo-
Gratis month ago were very confident of car.
ry1ng the state. The radicals succeeded. by
an infamous election law adopted for that ex-
press purpose, in getting 5000 more majority
than they were honestly entitled to in Phila-
delphla; and 10y the liberal use of money sue
ceeded in getting out workirgmens candi-
dates in the mining districts, by which means
the democrats lost the strong democratic
counties of Luzerne, Montour, Northumber-
land, Schuylkil, and some others besides all
which, The Tammany frauds in New York
doubtless had most disastrous influence
against the democrats in Pennsylvania. The
effect Of the Evans rascality, which would
otherwise aave killed the radicals, was com.
pletely nutsslized by the New York Tammany
rascalities
In Texas, ia spite of the rigid bayonet rule
OF Gov. Davis, the radicals were overwhelm
ingly defeated The Chicago Tribune re-
marks on this result, 1T should|be a sufficient
warning to Gov Davis, and all Others, that
facilities for suppcessing democratic votes by
the bayonet will cot always win, and that, in
politics as in other matters, to be lust and
virtuous is the only way to be happy
Iowa, as usual, has given about 10000 rad.
ical majority, while the democrats by pay.
ing little attention to the general ticket, sue.
ccedea in gaining dwen of senators and
representatives on their last years strength.
The Ottawa free trader., 1871-10-21

The radicals took advantage to its fullest
the excitement caused py the revelations in re.
gard to the Tammany frauds in New York, but
they we're dumb ~ oysters in regard to the radi.
Cal rule in Philadelphia, by which the debt OF
that city, 10 the last three years has been in.
creased from $40 0Oo,0UO to S5O,0OO. .OOO The
next startling revelation will be in regard To
radical m unicipal stealing in Philadelphia, and
a commi'tee Of ~, which is az much needed
there as in New York
The Ottawa free trader., 1871-10-21

The Gaesburg Republican, lClark E. Carx't
paper Of the 23d, in speaking of those who
supported Mr.. Carr in the state convention fo,
congressman .atlarge, uses the following Ian.
gusge
''Mhi!e We CLARK E. Carr will ever enter
tam sentiments of the proiountlest gratitude
10 TIE good men of Knox county and else
wheFe, who 80 faithfully stood by him, and is
proud That he can point to them Us his friends
ana supporters. he feels no less Wide in the
consciousness OF the fact that none of the men
VINO VINO robbed sick and dying soldiers during
the war In the field, and their Sidows and
orphans at home, were favorable to his nom.
inau"h' and that all the dcfaultcr. apd black
legs opposed him.''
From the above, the republican vet..rs %,
Illinois will See what manner of msp Gen.
Beveridge is.
IL they wish to endorse "dctnulters .nd
bIacklegs," and men vino robb.d wick .,,J
dying soldiers in the scld. and their w;do~.
anu orphans at home, they can do SO bv
vohRg Tor BeverlJse the republican nominee.
for congressman al large
The Ottawa free trader., 1871-10-21
Fires In wisconsin, Michigan and Min

Satoo IN w18con81u, 11cuIkau ana A1n-
nesota.
Our people are SO absorbed in the contem-
plation of the great calamity which has over
whelmed Chicago, that they scarcely give q
thought to the conhagratlons in Wisconsin
and Michigan; and yet, in some respects these
exceed in horror the great Chicago holocaust.
The loss of property may be less, but in the
loss of life, and production of real human suf-
fering, the fires in the lumber regions are with
out parallel in this country. Over thousand
lives certainly, and perhaps fifteen hundred,
have been lost, and in the way of scattered,
shelterless and starving families Chicago is
scarcely a comparison. The fire in WiscOn-
sin ragged over SIX or eight counties. The
drought which had prevailed since August
dried up the streams and all vegetation, and
parched the ground to such depth that the
soil itself became a conductor, and living
trees fell from the action of the fire which un-
dermined them. On the west side of Green
Bay and Fox Rivers, the flames extended
from Menominee to Oshkosh, distance of 100
miles IN length, and 80 in breadth. This re-
gion was Of heavy growth Of pine and hard
wood lumber, and was thickly settled with a
milling and farming population.
In Michigan the fire broke out on the
same night with the fire in Chicago, and was
famed by the same hurricane The fire COM
menced in the Manstee country and also
spread over several counties. Thriving cities
and villages were reduced to ashes, and I'M
mense forests of timber, piles of lumber, mills,
&C., though not, as far as We can learn, &C.
companied by heavy loss of life as In Wis
consln. Among the heaviest losers in Mich
igan we are panied to observe are our former
townsmen, Cushman, Cakins & Co., who lost
mills, lumber, &C., to the amount of $121 900.
The dispatches also announce immense
destruction of property by prairie fires IN
Minnesota, extending over half dozen
of counties.
The Ottawa free trader., 1871-10-21
The Water Power at Ottawa.

The destruction of a large number of man
ufactories Of varisus kinds by the late terri.
BILE coudagration at Chicago, and the compile
ton Of the magnificent dams and consequent
cheap water power privileges at Ottawa sug-
gest that manufacturers can find no better
location than at Ottawa, and that as affording
them first class water power of ten thous-
and horse power, and ample grounds by the
acre at nominal rents with the land for their
buildings almost if not entirely free on war
rantee deeds to those who come first, there
cannot possibly be in the entire west a bet
ter opening for the investment of capital in the
erection of large manufactures of all kinds,
and for permanent homes for mechanics, than
at Ottawa.
Ottawa is a city OF 10000 inhabitants, To-
Gated in the very midst of the Illinois River
Valley, between Chicago and St Louis. 1t is
in the heart OF the richest farming territory in
the state and the county seat of the second
in the state, as to wealth and population.
Coal fields are beneath and around the city.
Ten Arteslan wells constantly furnish our
people in every direction with pure water in
abundance; and any lack of that sort, should
any occur, is more than amply supplied by
Judge Caton's water works from the south
side. We have bnck, lime, stone, sand and
lumberin inexhaustible quantities for building
purposes: glass made at home; canal trans
portation connecting us with the lakes on the
east, and through the Ilineis with the Misss.
sippi near St Louis, besides railroads in all
directions
Besides these unequalled business ind uce-
ments, We are not destitute in the first of
social, religious and educational advantages.
We have seven splendid school buildings,
each in the seven respective wards under the
care OF competent superintendent and able
assistants Churches of all denominations, and
amiahle and intelligent men and women, who
will freely welcome to their respective circles,
strangers of like social standing. In fine, we
are sure that Ottawa has never before been
able to afford such splendid chances for bust
ness men to locate, or for laboring men to
make homes, as now.
The Ottawa free trader., 1871-10-21
Grant won't Do

Horace Greeley used the following Inn.
guige u, Chicago few days ago;
II we nominate Grant. we shall certainly h,
defeated. The public will stand no NOR,
morse jockey and present taking presidents
We have had enough of them. tell YOU
gentlemen, We must take a new departure
and can assure you that We Of the east are
determined that it shalt he done. have been
rather quiet about it so tar, bat want every.
BODY now to understand what think. When
we take hold of Grant, 1t viii be with silk
gloves on our hands. 1t has got to be done.
we must throw Gran. overheard or w shall
DC defeated.
The Ottawa free trader., 1871-10-21
VI CT HNMSINONUi
@. FARLEY, Secretaries.

The Lacon Home Journal intimates that
Washourne is sick, but is painfully indefinite
as to which one of that porlfic family. This is
what IL says:
DR.. McMauise will visit Washpurne once a
month instead of once week a. stated last
week.
The same editor does no, seem TO be entirelv
happy in his domestic relations. He says:
The New York Dentist who successfully re-.
moved lad'ys 'i,w" ia requested to communi.
cate with this office
The Ottawa free trader., 1871-10-21

"Ihe public" sa,d President Jefferson,
"w''l never bc made to believe tha. an ap.
pointment Of a relative is made on the ground
"' merit alone, nnintluenced by family views {;
nor can they ever see with appreciation
o'ices' the disposal OF which they intrust TO
the president for public purposes, divided out
as family property"
The Ottawa free trader., 1871-10-21

The :" roughs - found Chicago, un.
der the ru. G,, iheri 4ad Mayor Mason,
too hot for H. n' -lr ai t, tho coun try, have
found the 'ru al districts" generally prepared for
them. Ottawa. L. Sale. Peru, Aurora, etc, all
put on heavy extra police forces, and the roughs,
Of whom We had quite an inundation last week,
have mostly left for parts unknown.
The Ottawa free trader., 1871-10-21

The Atlantic Monthly for October contains
an article from the pen of Edward Atkinson,
one of the abest tnanciers in the country,
showing that the Federal government ought
to cost the people too hundred million dollars
lcss than it does, which is creating no little
hutsor among Republican journals.
The Ottawa free trader., 1871-10-21

sir said an astonished landlady to o
traveller who had sent his cup forward the
seventh time, "you must be very fond of
coffee"
"ies, madam, | am," he replied, tor I
should never have drunk SO much water to get
little"
The Ottawa free trader., 1871-10-21

To prevent ohills aad fever, use Ksgy's osle.
brated Stomach Bitters.
Smyrna times., 1871-05-10
'FCBLIC--NO l52.l


An Act making appropriations for the preservation
compilation Of certain guse works on rysr and harbos
Eeth. eighteen hundred and seventy one:
ths United states America Congress assembled That
the following Of be, aud hereby
prspsd se expended under the drscoss aud snpsri.
shall Be By hsi 6fst selected aud sppraVsd or The
SrsseEyatisn and csnUotiSn Of the oownG public
other purposes hereinafter named that Is 10 saw: '
improvement Of Superior City harbOr. Wisconsin forty
Fer improvement Of Ontonagon harbsr Lake Superior
Per improvsmsnt q Marquette haFbor Lake Superior
thousand ave hundrsd dollars.
For Improvement Of sheboygan harbor Wisconsin, fifteen
Fer inlproyemsnt Of Milwaukee harbor Wisconsin fery
of Racine harbOr Wisconsin, ten thousand
Improvement KsnOshA hArssr. Wisconsin ten thou
Ave- thousarS dsIsrS III" n~'''r inoana' twenty
Of New Buffalo harbOr. Michigan FIVE thou
Improvement Of Port Washington harbor wisconsin
FOR improvement Of Bees seiss harbo Michigan ten
.For iaproysment Of ManstOe harbor Michigan twenty
@DIoysmeut oil Pers Marquette harbor Michigan ten
PentwAsr harbOr. Michigan ten thou.
FOR Improvement White River harbor Michigan twenty
MuskeSAn harbor Michigan ten thou.
aereyemsnt of Grand harbor siiehIgan ten
mprsvsmsnt Of Black Lake harbor M.bisan Ton ,ou
Fer ,mg.ovsmsnt q sauxaues harbor Michigan ten thou.
For i9proysmsnt Of South Haven harbor Michigan ten
ror opsoymsnt Of Saint Joseph hArbo Michigan afteon
For iGDrossmsas Of Saint Mays Falls Canal and Saint
sf A. nhpdea and Sly thousand dollars
Saginaw river Michigan ons thousand
Smyrna times., 1871-05-10
IpUBIfc-No. i'm I

An Act making appropriations legislative exoeutiyo
and judicial Of the the ending
the thirteth Of June eighteen hundred aud
Be II enacted by the senate and House
The United states Of America in Congress assembled That
this following be- and the hereby
Except otherwise herein proydsd any oney In the
treasury not otherwise appropriated for the objects herein
after the sca ending thrteth Of
eighteen hundred aud seventy one namely
LEHI9LATIVE
Smyrna times., 1871-05-10
LEGIsJATIV
Et BENATF.
For and Isase senators. sur hundred and

twenty thOus8 nd dollars.
For compensation of the officers, clerks messengers and
Others receiyng annual salary ia the
viz sscrsaryV hv senate thousand three
twenty dollars officer with disbursement ot the
Senate ve hundred aud dollars chief
thousand dollars and the additional OF
lars while the said office is held by the
no longer principal clerk principal executive clerk, minute
and Journal clerk and financial clerk the Office
OF the Senate at two Thousand five hundred and
eoars ash SIX clerks ia office Of the Secretary Of the Senate
At two Thousand two hundred and
OF the stationery two thousand andwo dollars
and forty eents two thousand
and nDsysix dollars each hundred ard
twenty dollars s0rgeantat and Doorkesper
sand three hundred and twenty dollars Provided That he
Smyrna times., 1871-05-10
fpCBLTC-NO. I55
An Act 70 regulate the purchase OF fuel for the legislative
aud judicial departments aud military and
establishments Of the United States in the District

An Act regulate the purchase
aud Judicial depart aud for the
establishments Of the United States the District Of
Columbia.
BE by the
the United states OF America in Congress assembled
Saer In the civil military naval service of
the United States the Dstric Of Columbia purchase
anthracite bItumIneus coal wood the public
condition that the shall. before
inspected weighed measured by
TO be appointed by the head of the the
branch OF the service for which the purchase
the appointed shall before entering upon the duty
Of wegher and and this
the appointing officer, bind himself with less
ties in the penal Of five thousand dollars each and
every Of coal weighed bV him shall Of two Thousand
two and forty psund ard that each every
e wood a he shall be NJ the standard
hundred and twentyeIRt cubic
weighsr aud hereby to be appointed
shall be entitled 70 receive from the vendors Of
and measured BY him, twenty cents for
weighed and nine cents tor each cord Of wood
him: PrOviaei. That each load parcel of
weighed and measured by him shall he accompanied hia
nunbe OF cOrd ports Of cords Of each or par.
Gel. .. ....
And he itfuher enacted That the proper
ing office Cf the shall bs furnished COPY s the
appointment Of each Inspector. weyher measurer an
pointed under his act and that II shall any
accounting officer allow the dis-
bursting officer IN the District Of Columbia money paid by
him Of anthracite btumnous wOOk
unless the therefor il oi
the proper Inspector weghsr and ueasursr that the
paid for has been determined by him required ny act
SE5 And DO iurther euaGed, That Cougross any
! time repeal, amOnd, or alter this act
Approved, July II, 1870
Smyrna times., 1871-05-10
tP-Bt1c-No. l5ct


other Of United States for the ending
by the aGd House OF Representatives OF
ths United States Of America in Congress assembled That
Of the treasury not otherwise appropriated
fer the payment Of perns Ter the year ending tbs thsth
Of June. eighteen hundred All seventy
For Invalid pensions provided by act OF April twenty
four eighteen hundred and sixteen May thirtesn eigeen
hundred ortySx, July fourteen. eighteen hundred and
os M ,.i and nine million
eight hundred and thousand hundred dollars
For revolutionary SOus, and Of Widows children
and nothsrs ather brothers aud sisters OF soldiers a. pro
ssven sixtsen HUNDRED aud thirtywo July Jour
hundred and thirtyy, July eighteen hundred
khyeRh March third, sightsen hundred and OTtyhres,
February twenty huudre ry-seyen February
july tweutons and Jgy twenty eighteen hund
and forty egh February three eighteen hundred and y
eighteen hundred and Gfyeght July
and eighteen hundred and sxtytwo June
thirty eighteen hundred =iXtgfOur. July twenty-five eigh-
teen hundred and and July twenty eighteen
hundred xtyRigt and for compensation pension
and expenses Of the ces, nineteen million
dslars.
nasy svad persons provided act April twenty
thrre eighteen hundred February twenty eighteen hundred
and August es'en eighteen hundred and
eight. April Eve eighteen hundred and fifty July
and seventeen eighteen hun1Ted ana Hywe, June thirty,
eizhteen hundred aud sixty four june and Juiy
slkhtesn hundred and H1ty-eght and compensation
on agents and expenses Of the agencies hundred snG
FOR navy pensions OF widows children, mothers fathers,
brothers, and sisters OF sailors and Marines provided
teen eighteen hundred aud Kttwo July FIVE eieh-
teen hundred and -xtysx and July twenty eighteen
sand four hundred dollars Provided That
the pension! shall be paid froh the pension fund
annually submit Congress estimates OF the claims and
demands "9n and payable out Of the pension
AMI provided further That
sufficient pay the Of furnishing arf-
proved June ssvstruh teen hundred and seventy may
Dc paid ou' ~ '-s aa.r -' 10 male by this act.
Smyrna times., 1871-05-10

Trains.-IcaYe
Philadelphia at TAO A. n.
Leave Philadelphia 4 NJ and Wilmington 100 p NJ for
New Castle
SMYRNA BRANCH TRAINS.-Add1tional to those above
leave Smyrna Clayton A. NJ and 1885 P NJ. Leave
Clayton tor smyrna sO r. NJ and 200 F. NJ make
tiOn with trains from Dover, and Stations South.
Also FREIGHT TRAIN with Passenger Car attached will
leave Wmngtnn l2j5 A. NJ, New Castle l2n Middleton $50,
Townsend "a CLAYTON 32o Dover 45 Wyoming 45 Felton,
harrington 52j $40, Bridgev lie 6J
go Laurel aud arrive a. Drlmar at 75 Passengers "ay-
ing Phladelpia 3O F. NJ will make close connection with
this train at Wilmington Returning leave DemaI $50
VI Laurel 81; Seaord 90 HdsGvilie. -; Farming
% Har ngtOn AS FELTON, II: Wyoming As: Dover, 05;
clay IS Townsend NiiiCtOwu kirkwOOd
New Castle 81, aud arrive Wilmington p NJ; Phla
dcpha II 30 p NJ and Baltimore A. NJ subject delays
incident to Freight Business
This will stop to take Passengers only at Stations
named, but Will down stopping place,
CRrr HArr's Corner State Road Rodney and Dupont.
CONNECTIONS.
At Townsend with the Rent County and Queen AnneS a.
Kent Railroads for kennedyvs Sudersve and ntermedi
| ate places.
Al ,layton, with NJ. D. R. R. and intermediate
| places
At Harrington with j. 4 B. r. R. for Milford, Georgetown,
Lewes and intermediate places.
A. Ssaord with D. & D. R. R. for FederaIsburg and Cam
/ bridge. &c.
At Dsmar, with E. s. R. R. for Salisbury, Princess Anne,
Crised also Berlin and other stations the W. RR
II. F. KENNEY Superintendent.
Smyrna times., 1871-05-10
Delaware Railroad Line
9 u nm mer A Arrang G I'M c m
On and after
MONDAY. MAY sth. 1871,
SDTTH

Passenger trains will run as follows, un.
til further notice. All Trains Sundays
: seHcepted
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1871-11-16
To Make Sour KrOut.

Let your stand be thoroughly scalded
out the cutter, the tub, and the stampel
also we'll scalded. Take off all the outer
leaves Of the cabbage, halve them, remove
the heart, and proceed with the cutting
Lay some clean leaves at the bottom OF
the stand, sprinkle with handful of salt
fill in half bushel of cut cabbage, stamp
gently until the juice makes its appear.
ance, then add another handful of salt
and SO on until the stand is full. Cover
over with cabbage leaves, place on top a
clean board fitting the space pretty well,
and on top of that stone weighing
twelve or fifteen pounds. Stand away
in cool place, and when hard freezing
comes on, remove to the cellar 1t will
be ready for use in from four to six weeks.
The cabbage should be cut tolerably
coarse.