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4 DauIky Dog.

The County Clerk il one of the most boldest
and most desperate Of the gang Of duck hunters
that pro~l around Ottawa. He 10 fs.rfully sue.
c'''ful. When he goes out ducks hide in muck.
Tat holes and hold their breath. He usually
Kills all tho ducks in front Of his gun. He uses
Gaming twist shot: They gain on the flying
ducks and twist their heads of. The clerk
usually comes homo with three or four Aocks Of
ducks on his back. Those that hs can't Garry
that WY no stuffs their heads in his vest pook.
ets, coat pockets and boot tops, and their bodies
dangle around the brsezs-as il were. The
wounded Ones are 20 subdued that they form
into procession aad come humping and Auster.
ing along behind the dog. Sometimes these
professions are a half mile long, marching
four abreast As they march they sing the
duckrO!ogy." Some time Aye the clerk heard
that Fishburn's cave, tho place whore J's. wild
turkey came from, ~.s swarming with wild
ducks. He had also heard that Rigdon had
thoroughbred water dog, the finest haired spsoi.
men in this country. Rigdon never Leads thst
dog-nsver. The clerk went for him. Risdon
said "he wouldn't lend him to his grand father"
IN. B-His grandfather is dssd.) Clerk went
OFT sad, but Game and tried it over. "No,"
calculated .Ri2dou, Il won't lend hlm-not
even to George Warrington. IN. B.-Gsorge
W. is dead) The clerk went off Wrapped in
gloom. He came the third time, rem.Ykiny.
~ have come the third time and thi, ia tn.
charm. l will take him. "Thsn take him.
and be d--ceivsd" That's not what be said.
They wens-clerk, water dog, and some 9th or
chums o'-aos tho dog, but the clsrk-who. on
the way, sxpatiated vt length on the splendid
qualities OF the water dog-thorough bred, Won
Snow-'"im' four miles for = duck-nsvsr
losss one"
Arriving =. the euck-sry. they tied up the
dog and shot half a dozen ducks, and then nm.
tied the dos to see him "go for EN-" whore
they were lying wrong side up in the water.
but the dog gszed quietly ON the scene and then
coOlly laidadowu They ooaxed him, aattered
him, lied to him about being "suoh . good
dog and all that, but be wouldn't bulge an
inch. They got riled at bis behavior and threw
him in the river He calmly padded ashore,
shook himself, and then toddled for home.
The clerk followed suit. aud the clerk pitched
into Rigdon. "Why wouldn't that dara dog
60 int the water fer US ?"
"WeIl,' howly. responded Risdou. II ain :
surpvised-h ,oont cork TOR me elser!"
What did you lot US have him for, then ?n
ferociously demanded the clerk.
Why" said R, in response, "you seem ed
to wan, him 20 bad
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JUNIUs.

Frank Lombard, one OF the "end-men" in
Senator Morton's niger show during the late
campaign, and who was wont to get as be
wildered as "blled OWL and sing "(hic) lit.
tie brown jug, don't love thee" as SLAM
der upon Gov. Brown, has 0ued the republi
can central committee for t.. sum of 5000, his
salary The three others .ho with Frank
composed the Lombard qum tette, have mag.
unanimously RETAINED from suing, as they then
held and still occupy places IN the postal SER
vice and their pay ran on while they were oil
singing electioneering songs for their master.
Why don't the injured Frank send his little
bill to Grant?
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POLICE 1rEM.-On Saturday evening Died.
rich Bruning, an centric party who lives on
the north side OF the canal in the 4th ward fssl.
Ing that this ia at least but cold and dismal
world, especially when the mercury is all down
IN the basement of the thermometer, concluded
to let in some liquid comfort, and having sur.
rounded himself with u pint OF it, went home.
tie surveyed his house for awhile, aad az it did
not suit him-and he folt pretty wealthy Just
tbsn-he began to demoish it. This, of course,
made Mrs Diedrich mad, and she got police.
man to arrest her rampant partner. He was du.
ly locked up until Monday morning, when hs
was brought before Judge Lesvens. That funo.
tionary, after causing Diedrich to take off his
hat-this court always requires poople to remove
their hats--recited the charges against the Of.
Tending prisoner. "Dunner'oetter exclaimed
the offender, "dees Vas nice by tam free coun.
try, don't it? Dot vas mine own houses, I
mske dot houses, by my ownsclf. Who own dot
house? You own him, chi No, he was mine
house, und do nit him like please - But the
justice was not moved by this argument, and
Diedrch was fined IS and costs and REQ uired to
give security for his future good behavior.
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ABOUT GOING WRsT.-Mr Touzalin, the gen.
eral tickle: ayent of the B. d NJ RR q, Burlinu.
ton, adds to our indebtedness to him for other
kindnesses BY placing upon snr table copy OF
the new edition of tbs pamphlet "Hox to 20
West, issued by the company which hs repro.
sehts' 1t Is book of about 100 pages. illussrs-
ted oy dozen Of maps. and numerous splendid
views OF striking icenery in the Gren West A.
ssrsveiers guide to every portion Of tho Great
West, tho pamphlet is as valuable IA Murray
is to the the trAvele, in Europe On behalf Of
the Burlington road this point is brouxh. GU.
and illustrated: That starting from anywhere
east to 90 west, the traveller must aim to strike
either Chicago, Indianapolis Colu in bu. or Gin.
cinnas, and at all these points be vii! fnd direct
and unbroken railroad connection With Burlins.
ton. On the Missouri river, which is now the
boundary line between the East and tho West,
there are seven gate cities through which tho
West must DO approached, and the only point
from which all these gates can be reached BY nm.
broken railroad communication 10 Burlington:
therefore the traveller who would reach any ana
every poiat of the Great West, Northwest or
Southwest, without breaking connections or IN.
noying delays, must 20 BY the Burlington route.
This statement is illustrated and sho wn 20 30
FACT. OF course the splendid mansysm eut Of
the Burlington road, its fine coaches, quick time,
&C., are also brought in view, but not more
prominently than the truth justifies. Any one
desleing copy ct tho pamphlet can obtain it
free Of charge by addressing the General Passen.
ger Agent B. & NJ. R. R., Burlington, Iowa.
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The low price of grain and high rate of freight.
10 causing considerable discussion ~ 10 the best
mode of giving ..elief to the Northwest. The en-.
lsrgement of f. Illinois Canal is almost univer.
sally concedeG~Sould give the most general sat.
ifaction' enabling gram to be shipped to the sea-
board without breaking bulk. II the press would
take up this matter and discuss it with spirit tie
legislature might be induced to act at once, thus
placing the farmers or a fair footing This is a..
they ask, and they ultimately must have.
EJprS
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HOME MATTERS.
THE FIRE QUESTION.
4 Steam Engine Purchased.

At length, after much earnest debate and q
general interchange OF opinion among the
counc! and prominent citizens, the council have
concluded 10 close the matter ty purchasing a
Silsby engine. Al the last meeting Of the coun.
ell special committee was appointed to ste
what further could be done in the premises 70
decide whether Silsby or some other steamer
should be bought. The committee, Me.,s.
Formulas, Sou. anu Phe,ps, after carefully
looking into the matter, reported last evening to
the council, in special meeting the following
proposition from Mr.. Silsby, which they recon-.
mend to the council to accept. The proposition
is in substance that, He agrees to sell the
city third size steam engine, to be manufact.
ured at once in their shops at Seneca Fall, n. Y,
for $1,000, freight to be paid by Silsby. The
engine is to be made Of the best material Clapp's
patent circulating tubular boiler Of the best ex.
ira quality OF boiler iron, with Russia iron and
Princes metal dome. The boiler to be capable
OF raising steam from cold water In 5 to min.
utes. The engine an pump to be Holly's direc,
acting rotary metal bearings and capable Of
discharging 400 gallons OF water per minute
The wheels to be best Burden iron. three
inch tire in sections, axles Of best slow moor
iron, fuel box TO be for carrying fuel for two
hours fire duty, sad the whole to rest on wheel
spring. This new steamer is to be ready to be
shipped here within 80 days.
Or, Mr.. Silsby will sell the city tho engine
now here for $500 and the j . feet of rubber
hose that came with it; the u ,e, in case the
new steamer is preferred, to Is ,arown into the
bargain.
The council will accept one oi he Two propo.
sitions, and IN either case our Guy will have a
steam fire engine aud 800 feet of bran new hose
that now retsils at the factories for $50 per
foot.
On the trial OF the steamer on Tuesday last,
1t was conclusively shown that our of tae 2,2OO
feet OF hose then owned by the city, scarcely 400
feetscan be used, and even that amount Is not
reliable.
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DEATH by AcCIDENr.-On Thursday eve.
ming Chas Wiedman, father Of Mr.. Wiedmsn.
the barber on Court street, living in the town of
Wallace was watering some cattle on his farm.
He had drawn several pals full, when bis feet
slipped on tho ice and he was thrown down VIC.
lently, his head coming in contact with the
watering trough; thence he slipped into the
we'll and was drowned. His ago was II years.
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SURPRISE PARTr.-On Friday evening last
Mr., Henry Gondolt was taken by surprise BY q
sudden call of about thirty ladies and gentlemen
of his circle OF friends who came to congratulate
him on his 42l birthday. The evening was most
Delightfully."- passed by means Of nice supper
music and mirth, such only as select company
Of true friends and good neighbors can ap.
preciste.
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The new Presbyterian church at Elgin, in
this state, was destoryed by fire on Sunday last.
Loss about $4,000; insured for $4,000. Mrs.
Benthuysen, living near the church, became so
frightened while trying to escape tina, she
died q few minutes after the fire broke out.
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NchNpiARIsM,- Wednesday evening of
last week, AZ about dusk, Mrs. Ebert discovered
a boy with an nrnful of shayinxs lodging about
an alley in the rear OF Van Demln's grocery
store. She stepped into her own premises, adj.
joining, md saw that his desigus looked like in
cendiarsm. In giving the alarm to her husband
the young scoundrel heard her and ran away.
The law and public opinion would justify shoot.
ing any one guilty Of the crime that that villain
meditated.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-12-14

A few days after the late election 5000 Ia
borers were discharged from the Brooklyn ma
~ yards, and 500 from those oc Philadelphia,
by order OF the government The government
having received the votes of these men, had
no further use for them.
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BRUNSWICK HALL-Five Billiard tables for
sals--standard size, 5x10-four esrom aud one
pocket Have set of balls, cues and cue racks.
Will be sold for $225 zach. Were rebuilt,
vanished and put in nice condition last spring
Call and see them, AZ they sps.k for shsmselvel
much better than l can describe them.
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James l.. Orr, OF South Caroina. who has
cEa"!ed through about rs much filth as any
man on the continent to play the lickspittle
to the radical parry, mas obtained his reward
by being appointed minister 70 Russia.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-12-14

Mr.. Prescott announces to Farmers that he has
u very large stock of thick, warm, fine fur hats.
Of the best quality, which he will sell at one.
fourth tho original cost! Call at onoe and get
bargain.
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Acknowledgement Lodge No. 3O4, at Utica
on Tuesday evening, elected the following off
GERS for the ensuing year:
II. w. Highly. w. NJ
c. B. Clugston, S. w.
a. d. Spartan. J. w.
NJ. d. Learned, Treas.
+. A. Leonard, Sec.
c. c. Prentice 8. y.
G. A. Wilcox. j D.
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REAL EsTArE.-Richard Volt has purchased
the Freeman Block. or La Sale street, 4Ox21O
feet, for $1,000 He could have had the same
property last June for just $1,000 less. Proper.
ty in the vicinity of the Opera House 10 looking
upward. r..
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J. NJ Holland, Of Utica, in this county, while
hunting IN the timber south of that place on the
30 inst.. shot large timber wolf tho largest
seen in that vicinity fer years.
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PosTMAsrERs.-D.l,on. of Streator, and Sls.
gel, of M.rseill-s. have been confirmed post.
masters Of their respective place. "The Wage.
OF sin is'-p m
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NO'TICE.-t.srArE or NArUtcE NrtvlniLL, pEcp.
~ Notice Is hereby given. that Tie nndersgnsd Mmns
traitor OF the O Maurice Muy late OF hc county ot
La Sale and state of illinois, deceased vi APPEAR eiote e
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18th day. of February 1873. ~ the Court House IN oMak
said county when and where all persons having claims or -
mands against said estate notified 10 attend or prcsen' inc
same In writing for adjustment, 49,
' WILLIAM WALSH,
dec;i-sv Administrators.
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By mutual consent the firm Of Lynch, Beatty
u Okans will be dissolved on the 1st day OF
March next, A. D. 1872
LYNCH, REALTY s. OKANE.
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PERsoNAs-A. 3. Hitchcock, Esq, promi.
nsnt citizen of Chicago, and we'll known in Otta-
wa, was here last week, making social calls upon
bis friends
General Lippincott, Auditor Of State, was In
town last week. He came here to ascertain why
1t was that he ran so ,auch ahead OF his ticket at
Ottawa at the late election.
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MarrtRD.

AZ the Rccory Of Christ Church. Ottawa on Wednesday
evening, OF this week by Rev j. l.. Steele MICHAEL HAN.
lFEN to Miss ELIZABETH WALKER, all OF this city
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PolaEd China Pigs for sale BY c. II. Greer
six miles south of Ottawa
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BALLs-The balls Just now in prospect are
one at Turner Hall. on Monday evening next,
where Denhard's band will discourse good mu.
sic, and fellow and his gal" can have gay
and festive time for 50 cents; also grand dance
under the auspices of the German Benevolent
Society. ut Schatfer's Hall, on Tuesday, Now
Years eve. The music will be the best that Of
tawa affords and that is OF course o. X. We ad.
wise such of our readers as have weakness for
a good time, to obtain ticket (Sl) and fair
partner and CO.
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DEATHs-On Tuesday evening last Mrs. Rob.
ert Y. Murphy died at the residence Of her fami.
ly on the west side. of disease Of the liver, at
ter brief illness. She was a most estimable
lady, and her untimcly death is al bere.ve.
ment to her husband and her children, ono vet
an infant. The entire comnsusity sympathize
with the afflicted family
On the same day Mr.. Emanuel Brueulng died
at his residence on Madison street WEI, Of the
side cnt, after an illness of ten days. Of inf I'M
nation of the bowels, caused BY contracting a
violent cold. He WAS an old citizen Of Ottawa.
and was universally respected.
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minister. :" which one do you bet $z-sxouss me
which one do you guess for 81 is abs nine of
diamonds Z" why" snsv.rsd tbe:prsacher.
putting his index finger on one, "This one. Saw
you put it there" The aminble youue man
turned the csrd-it was the jack Of spades He
eoolly raksd in the reverend geu,lsm ,as s., and
the latter departed s.dder and it 10 TO b. hoped
wiser man. How many times ns,ast We " ,ru
preachers against playingi'. Three Card Monte"
That game 10 a vexation and a fraud.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-13

Hiram Rogers former member Of nc SION oI zen,
SlOcum He admitted that nc had used inc i,ney, ~ ~
implied that private specnatiOns had dr Ssb h,n 80 ~.
set. The solycncy " tho bank Is not ahec Z" " ' "
legged embczzlement.
A temperance demonstration was m1us Ia's
evening at Association Hall, NJ TwHsy-thrd o. "'l'
FOurhave under the auspices 81 the various DIV
Of che ne Of Temperance composing Convention ~,
tricf No. T. The Rev. John Ifan D. D., dsyefed en "a
drcss tie Rev. George II He9WOrfb, ina lo.
remargz, urged upon young men the inIo1ttn,ee ,p'
would succeed iD be, OF avoiding eTe7t'tDi,b ,sr
would uuHt them for their work hy iDIpalrh * men nv"
tai faculties on robbing them OF thcF strepn D.
The sons Of Maine living in New ork ah"
its vicinity have taken steps to foFm 81 zail~i'o'
which shall combine the obj sts Of foels ell @ship anu
beneyOlcnce. call signed by 50J natives 81 ne Pm"
Tree State the occasion ~ large attf laus r. az o
Aston House yesterday. Capt Ambrose suOv was AZ
pointed Chairman, and Joseph Treat. Srcietar9
purposes q proposed organization and the quo 81
carrying them ont discussed briefly By u on"
Brooks, sanue p Dnsmorc, samuel G. FesscBEl ito
Rev. Josp ph p. Elder, f. Berry, Matthew Bao 80 ""'
aud tic Rev. DR.. Hitchcock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-13
SYMPATHY FOR THE SUFFERERS.


The Citizens Relief Committee appointed at
the meeting Of the Chamber of Commerce on Monday
assembled yesterday. WIN. E. Dodge, Chairman; F. 8.
winston. Geo Opdyke. JAS. slade, J. =. Morgan, and
VIM NJ. Fness, Secretary, were present. After the
meeting on Monday VIM. Z. Dodge, as Chairman Of the
Chamber Of Commerce addressed the following letter TO
Mayor CASTOR of Boston,
CHAMBER or COMMERCE, NEW YORK, Nov. IL, 1872.
WM. CASTOR, Mayor Of Boston:
All New-YOrk is ~ sympathy with Boston. What can
we DO for yOui NM. L. DODGE, President.
The following answer was received:
BOSTON, Nov. II, 1872.
WIN f. DODGE, Chamber Of Commerce:
Thanks your sympathy and kind offer OF assistance
The fire Ia fully under control; but few dwelling
houses are burned meeting Of the Relief Committee
will be held this morning and the extent Of
our calamity n ascertained shall communicate with
sou aud inform you Of our needs.
WIN. CASTOR, Mayor.
telegram was also read from G. H. Merritt, President
of the san Antonia Texas Board Of Trade asking for
particulars regarding the needs OF the citizens OF Boston
ia their present calamity. No offers Of subscriptions
we're received and the members OF the Committee
pressed themselves satisfied that the merchants were
only waiting definite information regarding the needs
Of Boston. The Committee adjourned subject to the call
az the Chairman.