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The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24
The festival of the NJ. NJ. w. sd.

The festival Of the NJ. NJ. w. sd,
on last Thursday evening, notwith.
standing the inelemency of the weather,
may be put down as a perfect success.
The members of the committee of ar
rsngements spared no pains to make
it such. They sent hacks around af-
ter guests, carried them to the hall,
and back to their homes pleasantly
and dry. Thanks are due DIR. Hart
and Mr.. d. r. Winn, for the free use
Of their vehicles.
There must be another festival soon,
as the country people were deprived Of
participating in this by the rain storm
vhich prevailed on that evening.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

The "In6rmary" moved from Spring
Hill to the poor house, and then Spring
Hill extended her accommodating arms
and embraced the poor house. Conve.
nient, isn't it.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24
W. have received the first number

We have received the first number
of a handsome sight-psge weekly pa
per, published at Fort Smith, Ark,
by Wheeler & Carnall. These gen.
tlemsn have had no little experience
in journalistic matters and will no
doubt be enabled to make their paper
a very acceptable one. 1t is called the
Western Independent, and the sub
scriPtiOn price is put at one dollar
year.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

A company has been organized in
Shreveport, for the purpose of construc-
ting railroad from that place up the
west side of Red River, across Ferry
Lake and Cross Lake to the river at
or near White Oak Shoals. with a
view of extending the line in the di
rection of Oklahoma.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

The she'll in which Casey, Of the
Southwestern Republican, has hereto
fore concealed himself has been broken,
and full.fedged Minstrel is brought
to light. Such, at least, is the opinion
of his nsighbor, the Standard Some-
body said, at first, that it was bad
esg, but we are glad it hstched.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

A respectable colored man in Au,
gusta county, Virginia, recently had
three of his grand children to die within
day or two of each other, but not one
of his colored neighbors could be in
duced to dig their graves, because he
had voted the democratic ticket at the
late election in that state.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

The ladies shoui not get discourage
ed too early in th season.
Naomi, the iaghter of Enoch, was
five hundred nd ninety years old
when she was Rrried.
There never W, a goose so gray,
Bat some ds soon or late,
An honest gamer came that way,
And tesk he for bis mate
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

controversy has sprung up with regard |
to the kinds of funds with which taxes
may be paid. The position of our
county court on the subject, we pre-,
sumo, is well understood, that body
having passed an order directing the
collector not to receive State scrip for
taxes due the county. The opinion Of
the auditor has been asked and given,
and amounts to no more than the
plainest and most natural construction
of section lightweight of the revenue
law, which we publish for the informa,
ton of all concerned. That section is
as follows:
SEC. SO. The Collector shall, imme-
diately after receiving from the county
clerk the tax>book of his county, cause
notices to be published in three public
places in each township, town, or city,
throughout the county, one OF which
shall be the place of holding election
in such township, town or city, stating
on what day the collector OF his deputy
will attend at the place of holding cleo.
ton in each township, town, or city,
which day shall not be prior to the
first day of January of each year, for
the purpose of receiving taxes; and the
collector or his deputy shall attend,
for the purpose aforesaid, on tho day
and at the place named in such notice;
and thereafter he shall attend at his
Office at the county seat until the
thirty first day of March of each year,
to receive taxes from persons wishing
to pay the same. Provided, That the
county court may excuse said collec-
tor from posting the notices herein re-
quired, and visiting the several towns
ships, whenever they may deem it
e1pedient to do so. He shall receive
county warrants in payment of county
taxes, the orders or warrants that may
be payable upon presentation, of any
township, town or city, for their respec-
tive taxes, and the warrant of the aud,
itor of state or the trasurer's certificate
of Indebtedness, for state taxes. Pro-
rided further, That this section shall
not be so constructed as to compel the
acceptance OF any order or warrant
that by the laws of this state was re,
quired to be funded.
Which said section must be taken
and construed together with the first
section of an act authorizing the treas
urer to issue interest bearing certificates
on bank note paper, and which reads
as follows:
Sec. |. That when an authorized
auditors warrant shall be presented
to the treasurer, and there is no money
in the treasury out of which the same
can be paid, then, and in that case, the
treasurer shall issue a treasurer's cer>
tificate for the amount specified in said
warrant, which certificate shall bear
interest at the rate of five per cent. per
annum from date, until paid. Said
certificate shall be receivable for all
state and county taxes, and all other
debts due the state, except interest
on the public debt.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

The new elective officers OF Wash.
ington Chapter No. %. r. A. NJ, are
Jno. r. Eakin, NJ E. II. p, ID. w.
Jones, Z. K, Jno. Toland, L. g., A.
G. Baird, Secretary, and A. L. War
ner, Treasurer. The subordinate ap-
pointments have not yet been made.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

SALT LAKE, January IA grand
lodge of Masons in the territory Of
Utah was organized here to-day. Uni
ted States District Judge T. Strickland,
was elected grand master, and L. h.
Seabriskie and Alfred s. Gould, dcpu-
ty grand masters. Much public'interest
is manifested in the proceedings OF the
United States court, which meets next
month. Among the applicants for
citizenship, one was denied on his own
statement, that he WAS a polygamist.
The admission of Utah as a state is TO
be decided at the liberal institute next
Sunday night. An application to the
legislature for bill to incorporate a
company to build street railroad with
one million dollars capital.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

One Of the maxims of Poor Richard
in 1888 was:
"Great famine when wolves eat
wolves"
For an illustration, behold the radi-
cal party in 1872.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

The Court Of Probate is still open
for the transaction of business. An
unusual amount of estate business has
been transacted since the commence
ment Of the present term.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

We have balanced two accounts on
our books since the first day of Jan,
uary. In one case we charged balance
to "proft and loss" and in the other
we paid fifteen cents to balance. That's
business.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

We acknowledge the receipt Of an
invitation from the committee of man-
ayers to attend social hop at Roestor,
Nevada county, on tomorrow evening,
Thank you, gentlemen. We would
like to be present; but then it is too
far to go in one day, aud besides we
don't know the way to the place.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

New YORK, January IA spc.
cial to the Herald from London, SAYS
that rumor prevails at st. Petersburg
that the Grand Duke Alexis has been
married since his arrival in America
10 Russian lady, whom his father
had opposed, and with whom it was,
thought attachment was broken off,
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

The old roof on the house that
caught fire the other day is being re-
moved to make room for new one,
that will not be quite so dangerous.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

Reader, are you reading borrowed
papsr' If 80, send us two dollars and
fifty cents and We will send you one
for year. 1t will be cheaper than
wearing out ten dollars worth of sole
leather running over to your neighbor's
to borrow his paper. Try it.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

Read the notice of Mr.. ID. Baldwin
"To the Public" to the effect that he
will open a first class hotel in the
old Washington House on the first of
March. He knows how to do that
thing.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24
Messrs. Holiday & DeYoung left

Messrs. I1OIIlday q De- oung IeIt
this place last Sunday morning, en-
route for Shreveport, with a drove of
fne Missouri mules, which they are
selling on favorable terms. They sold
something over thirty head at this
place, at prices ranging from one hun
dred and forty to two hundred and
twenty-five dollars.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24
Department Of Justice,
Washington, Jan. Is, 1872.

iNpiJ
Department Of Justice, !
Washington, Jan. Is, 1872. I
To Hon. Ii. G. Warmoth, Governor
of the State of Louisiana:
Sir-The President has referred to
me your dispatch Of this date, repre>
senting that the legislature of the State
has asked to have the military forces
of the United States placed at your
disposal to preserve the public peace,
etc. There is a contest as to the legal
lty of the election Of the lieutenant
governor, and also as to the existence
of the lower branch of the legislature,
dispatches having been received from
two persons, each claiming to be the
speaker thereof, and the President does
not feel that he would be justified in
deciding these questions at this time,
and under existing circumstances, and
is unwilling to interfere in State matters
with the military power of the govern
ment, except in clear case Of legal
right aud overruling necessity.
Respectfully, your ob't sery't,
WILLIAMS, Atty Gen.
A dispatch was received from New
Orleans stating that in view of the re,
peal of the obnoxious laws by the
legislature yesterday, it is hoped that
harmony will be restored. Dispatches
received 1T the executive mansion last
night from Gen. Emory report affairs
quiet, and it is supposed there will be
no further difficulty.
The civil military-legislative- political
faction farce continues nominally un>
changed. Warmoth's Winchester-rine
mctropolitans occupy the approaches to
the state house as usual. Ia the senate
there was no quorum. This announce
ment caused Warmothite stock, which
vent up yesterday ike rocket, to
come down with equal velocity. The
house was boisterous and disorderly.
The Carterite house members seem to
have spent their fury, they having
failed to put in an appearance in the
farce to-day. Grants refusal to inter-
fere gives very general satisfaction.
Gen. 7. j. Heron, formerly U, S.
marshal, afterwards a State tax collec-
tor, and now Warmoth's secretary of
state and one of his advisers, who re-
Gently emerged from the bankruptcy
court leaving his creditors minus about
half a million, including claims of the
United States for 100000, continues
his career. Last week he gave the
state treasurer a check for $4,000 in
settlement of his account as tax col,
lector, which was not honored when
presented.
The absent senators have addressed
a communication to the senator's con-
vened at the Mechanics Institute, pro-
testing against the presence there of an
armed body of men. They state that
Senator Pinchback is not, nor has he
ever been, the legal president of the
senate, and refuse to recognize his
authority as such. The address con-
cludes as follows: "When these armed
forces are removed, and not until then,
will we voluntarily consent.to take our
seats in yo1r body, and participate in
your proceedings This is signed by
sixteen members, who, with one absent
sick. constitute half of the present
senators.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

The editor of the South Arkansas
journal, in the same issue, calls us
hog and "bud," and then denies
being mad. Hast lucid intervals, eh ?
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

There will be an eclipse of the .un
May %, but like Wiley stuarrs two
bales of cotton invisible in these parts,
Mr. W. B. Stuart found his cotton
yesterday, hid out in the bushes near.
the edge of town.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

The murder in Ouachita county, of
which we spoke last week as a rurnor,
proves to have been true. Mrs. VIII
liams states that on the night of the
18th inst, Joseph Arnold (coloredD
killed Mr.. Williams by sovcring his
head from his body with blow from
an axe, and afterwards attempted to
commit an outrage upon her person.
The villain is now in Jail at Camden.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

SrsALrSa,-Last Monday night
two bales of cotton were taken from
the back yard of the store of Mr.. w
B. Stuart, just as easily and as natur'
ally as such things were done immed,
stsly after the close of the late war.
These evidences of decentralization are
becoming so common that they occas-
ion little remark. There S2othing
considered safe now, unless it be under
a substantial lock aud key. or under
the eye of vigilance all the time. If
this kind of foolishness is not stopped,
somebody will, and ought to, get pow
der-burnt.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24
LOUISIANA.

WAeHIEGToN, Jan. l6.-The Presi-
dent received n telegram from Gov.
Warmoth last night, transmitting a
resolution passed by the legislature
requesting the President to place the
military forces in the vicinity of New
Orleans at the disposal of the Governor
The latter therefore asked that the re-
quest Of the Legislature be granted
The President referred the telegram,
with instructions, to Attorney General
Williams, who forwarded the following
reply:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-11-30
FIN ANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

Business generally has been dull and quiet
during the week. The receipts of grain have
about ceased, the farmers all being engaged in
gathering tho corn crop.
In money market there is little change to note.
The demand for money continues good and the
supply rather less than the demand, and the
market rules rather close. The banks generally
confine their accommodations to their regular
cuatorners.
In Chicago tho market is reported abou. the
same IS last week. The supply Of funds is less
than the demand. At the regular discount
houses frss.cla.s paper is taken from regular
customers ut tho usual rate of ten per cent. In
the op.n market, she rates vary from to per
cent. per month.
Gold has been quite steady during the
past week, the price ranging from 113 to 1875
The transactions have been large The govern
ment sold 100000 At 113 to ll3s.
Government bonds have been quie, and steady
during tho week, and the prices are about thu
same as last week.
Ravens, McKinlay Il Co. furnish the following
| Ottawa quotations:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-11-30
FROM MARSEILLES.

MARsEILLEs Nov. 90. 1872
The Odd Fellows Ball, given on Thursday
evening. was quite success, thirty.si1 couple
being present.
The dancers Of the east end of Marseilles will
give their first bop on Wednesday evening, hsv.
ing rented ClsIA's Hall Of the Young Mems
Club Of Wess MArseillss for the purpose Of Civ.
ing series Of hops during the winter. They
will hold meeting at the Beckwith House on
Saturday evening.
Prof Willis, Of Ottawa, will open juvenile
dancing class on Monday afternoon, at 2 o'clock.
Terms, So per quarter.
Prot. G. W. Blish gave second reading at the
Congregational Church last Friday evening. Vo.
cal music by Mrs. Caswell, Miss Dow, William
Harrison and Oliver Adams. The Marselles
Silver Cornet Bald played some lively pieces
| prior 70 the entertainment. The attendance was
quite large. and the rendition of the comic parts
WAS particularly appreciated.
| Montgomery & Fossen have moved from Eas,
Marseilics {, the store next O. F. Lund's.
Edwards. the young man who ~as so seriously
| injured some months ago on the freight train
has Abou, recovered and will soon return east tt
hi. friends.
The di-yrAc-iul condition OF our sidewalk
was manifested by two accidents that occurred
last Sunday evening, Mr.. J. w. Dow and Dr.
B!awis falling On the sidewalk, sprsinin,
his wrist, and he other his knee. It is well i,
bones we're Srok IN. or our authorities might hav
found themselves indicted In very consderab
damages. We have warned our council of tn
condition Of sidewalks and indeed they are
standing disgrace to the town, and our peopl
are rejecting seriously upon the culpable negli
Seuce Of our town council. FIDEs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-11-30

BURGLARY AND Fabulous Of the most
bold and disgusting burglariss and a.mitis.,ed,
Is veil as reprehensible frauds. combined with
vitehsraft and feminine sweetness, that We have
ever heard Of. occurred in broad daylight up in
Rstlsnd, last Thursday. One John T. P.rr, .
nan hitherto looked upon As one Of the best
young f.llo~s you ever saw, fox hunter by
profession, who nov and then takes a little
pleasant recreation 10 blowing corn or some 9th.
err little farming p,stims. i, the O's.. complies.
ted person who is guilty Of the above mention.d
inexsusably horrid crime. He wa Joined In
his nisdsms.nors BY = very amiabls and in,-ll-
gent, aud besides beautiful young lady-Miss
Lucy A. Ailliken. In broad daylight thi, un.
civilized individual stole, took and carried away
this aforesaid young dsmsel, and now keeps her
in bis awfal castle of love, chained up in we'd
lock. She il guilty Of having bewisched him
with her graceful womaaly sweetness, aud he is
. willing captive. Now they sip til. nectar Of
love, dine on the honey made by Cupid's tiny
bees, and sleep on bed Of Poses, Of at place
called Bliss, somewhere in tina Mississippi Val.
10y, on wedding tour, doing the honeymoon
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-11-30
The Insurance Go. OF North America.

The position OF the Insurance Company OF
North America, "a, ssocriained up to November
18Th, reveals greater strength than the rapidly
made up exhibit Of November 18th, compiled
from tue books 70 give the caries: possible infor-
matiou TO TIE public. The Boston Loose. will no;
exceed 100000, and the amount required per
legal stan dard az reinsurance fund OF outstand-
ing fire risk. is but 100000. Taking the Bos-
ton loss at the ulles. figures, the financial con.
di,ion of the company shows net surplus over
all liabilities OF $4,000 This shows that the
Insurance Company of North America has about
80 per cent. OF the net surplus II had January !,
1872, and shows the comp my nearly in the sane
position it held a, the first of the year. after dis
charging its Boston liability. Such is another
OF the rriumphs OF this grand old historic Office
Boston but adds testimony TO the past Of the
company's ability TO withstand the severest trial
and We congratulate the management in this
fresh exemplifcation O! the company's rocklike
stability.
The flre reinsurance reserve is 100000 more
than AZ this date last year.
Tbs premium receipts Of the Insurance Com
pauy OF North America (Philadelphiaj now
amount to an average of $4,000 daily.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-11-30

OBITUARY. --Ebenezer 4. Lewis. young gen.
item IN who has been employed Mt Riale Gros.
grocery house for several years, died at his faith.
cr's residence on Tuesday morning last, of in.
iys Bend. Ponu, and came 70 Ottawa about 5
years ago. His aye was 81 yrs. and II mos. He
was very excellent young gentleman, and died
regretted by wido circle Of friends.
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Ottawa Nnoiesaie Market.

"thu fSe6H''
No. ~ La Bale street.
Ottawa, Nov. 90, 1872
Thanksgiving over and everybody SO over.
burdoned with turkey that they do not come in.
Wa make but little change in cur quotations.
Weather very cold, zero and below. We make
quotations ~ follows:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-11-30

DEATH BY AcCIDENT-On last Saturday ai-
ternoon Thomas Petit, Q young man in COM
pany with some Others at GOAL p. east Of the
city, while fooling with revolver, accidentally
discharged its contents. the ball entering his
bowels. He was taken home, and fingered until
Sunday night when he died. His age w.s IS !;
he was unm Arried.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-11-30
The Markets.

The cold weather of the last week. the closing
OF navigation, TIE raging OF horse epidemic, aud
the closing of navigation on the lakes, all have
combined to deprsss tho markets generally.
There w.a a flight improvement in the live
stock market at Chicago yesterday.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-11-30

Subscriptions received for all the principal
papers and magazines in the United States at
Osman q Hspeman's.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-11-30

Fine black, blue and brown suits, and somo
Of the hand.cmess pants aud vests in the western
market ut the White Corner.
NJ. STIErRL & Co.
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ENERGY AND PLuCK.--Thc publishers Of
BaloHs .No@My Naga:iEo wcrcburn' out by the
great fire at Boston. In less than twenty .iour
hours after their premises were destroyed they
had purchased new Office and were bard ut
work On the Janusry number, which will DO
issued at the usual time and sent to subscribers.
We like such evidences Of pluck and We like
Bslous Magasinc ulso, for 1t ia worthy Of the
support of tho whole community.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-11-30

SI'ATlI Of ILLINOIS, LA SALE Co.'s.
- rmiy court htyto, IN Probc SANG to DscebJ' tenn
A, II. lSia.
Washington Bushnell executor Of the last will and tcsa
mCnt of Henry $ MlUrd, Ira Willard, George W Carpen
and Emeline Carpenter, MS wife" Cornelius remcr ana
Lois Becmcr his wife, Joseph Parker and Ester Parker his
wife, Moses Scoyill and Lydia scov, his wlh-ith'oa 10
.S}i Rcd! H0'e.
clerk OF said court that said defendants Moses ScOvl and
Lydia ScOvi not residents OF sGd state ard >hd com
panant having filed his petition In said court Ia probate sit
ting on 2iSt day November lSi Tor The sale OF
the following described real estate, TO pay the debts OF said
estate, to wit:
Five acres land oil of the northeast corner Of the south
half OF the southeast quarter OF section number rynr
IN township number thrtyve, range three east OF vi r. NJ,
In la Sale county, Illinois. .
Notice. therefore Is hereby given 10 said defndins Moses
Scovil and Lydia Scov that unless you and each Of you
personally eand appear before said court AZ said term there
Of to held At the Court House In Ottawa In said county on
December u. lStl, (wheG aud where said summons 10
rcnrnable and plead, dcmr except IN au pct'
ton bill he will be taken confessed ~ insi YOU
cor,iinry. II, l., MEAD, Clerk.
NusIiNEIL & Bull. Solicitors, nov.3-,w
NO'rICT:.-EsrArr or JAMgs ARsouR, Deceased :
~ Notice Is hereby giyen that the unucrsEnsu Wnls
tratrx Of the estate ~ James Armour late OF the county
La Sale and state Illinois deceased Will appear before u,
County Court Of said county on the third Monday beng N
10 day. OF January 1875 NJ the Court House IN ct
tewa In said unty snd where all persons hay caim
demands against said estate nothed to attend anu pre-
sent the same IN writing for adjustment.
Dated this 9Th day OF November A. p.tsS .,,,,,.,
uovx,sw Adnlnistratrix