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WALL P,rrR.-You will lind the largest and
hest selected stock 81 wall paper in this city
~ Osman Is Hapcmuu's
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As desire TO quit selling liquors, will close
ont my entire stock on hand at bargain.
= l. PIERgTE
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The cheapest place TO buy rubber boots i a
ChilA r.. - Phipps, . Court s.
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\ fine assortment Of hats, caps and gents fur
ui.hing goods at :. AL-CHuLrRs,
~ the Yellow Corner.
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FARMERS GRANGEs.-As we 20 to press, a
large delegate convention Of the Farmers
Oranges Is in session at the city kall. We are
promised an abstract Of the proceedings for our
next issue.
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The new hat store on La Sale St, is attracting
general roticc. The stock is more than elegant.
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Millinery Headquarters.

The latest styles in straw hats and frames.
Mrs. 4. HARPER,
137 Main Street, Ottawa
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The best -four In the city, at Risle',.

AWAY THEY Cove are still selling 3 boxes
Of collars for % cts. VI. STTEFRL & Co,
White Corner
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For anything Of the best material and superior
workmanship usually found in No. l we'll stock
ed harness shop, call at ~ and ~ Main street.
brick block, near Fox river bridge.
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DEATH UP MRS. BoRBRID@E.-Mrs Mary Bor
bridge, mother Of Mrs. S, W. Cheever, died a
the residence her -in-law, in this city at
o'clock on the morning Of the sth inst.
She WAS born in Philadelphia, May, 18th l7g7
married in 1875 and resided in Pittsburgh till
1851, when she came TO Ottawa. She Joined the
Methodist church when she was only II years
drnth
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As good supply Of boots and shoes as can be
found in the city, and for rs little money, at D
1 rnhN,s
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Farmers Clubs and Oranges supplied with
harness BY the quantity at liberal discount.
Gal! u Stones Harness shop, established in lSiU
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For good filing calf boot, good and cheap
70 to y Nggatin',
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THE BEST Is THE CHEAPBsT.-Lockport and
Geneva flour at Phillips Bros
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WAIT FOR THE WAGoN-Boys, wait til you see
those celebrated Lilly Young, Pratt & Bracket
shoes for mems wear. They took the LIST premi-
um at the Vienna Exposition and have never
been sold west OF Chicago.
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Next week you may expect TO see revolution.
in the clothing trade Also in hnc furnishing
goodn aud nobby suits for men and boys wear, a.
Mr.. A. Frank is on his way home from all OF the
eastern cities, where be made very heavy pur
chases Of fine goods He did not buy in Poscy
County, Indiana, but from the mint in Baltimore,
New York. Boston and Philadelphia.
SQUARE DEALERS
81 La Sale Street
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Those nra spring goods are arriving every day,
at M,gdfliu's. They arr neat, coed, and cheap for
cash
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The Fountain Tobacco-the Bat ewing.
be had at Smith, Rising IL Cos.
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Just think. \ trst-class sewing maCinC
at OCrowley's, La Sale ST., fer so. Go, see, and
try one.
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Last Call For The Season Furs!

we have a few sets left that we desire to close
out at the following interesting prizes:
| 1 oli
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Choice sugar-curcd hams, At Riale's.

II you want to buy rubber boots at the lowest
cash price go to j. Megailln's HIS will not allow
any breyer, or blower, to under-sell him on that
or any other goods. His motto is good goods for
less money than others that sell shoddy
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Just received, a general assortment of fancy
goods Of all kinds, in the way Of boots and shoes,
at Griffith & Gibson's
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CHURcHEs-Thc Congregational church OF
this city voted on Monday to extend q call to
the Rev. NJ. W. Reed, of Milwaukee, from whom
no response had been received up to yesterday.
The revival meetings each evening at the
Methodist church are continued with unfag.
ging interest.
The Rev. r. B. Howard, Of Princeton, brother
OF Gen. o. o. Howard, will preach at the Congre-
gational church tomorrow; ard on Monday eve
ming will lecture at the same church on "Per.
sonal "Reminiscences of the Battle of Gettys-
burg scrimmage" in which Mr. Howard
was participant.
Temperance MONDAY prayer meeting each
day at the Academy of Natural Sciences, in Chez.
yer's block.
Rev. Mr.. Wcsselius, Of Amboy, Lee county
will preach at the Baptist church in this city,
morning and evening, on Sabbath next, at the
usual hours.
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Persons DESTROYS Of stocking up stores will be
allowed very great reductions and reasonable
time for payments. FREpHAg & Co.
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We make n specially Of boys, youths and
children's clothing at the square dealing clothing
bazaar. VI. STIErEL Il Co,
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IMPoRTANT.-Sncc by joining his business
with Thompson crockrrd store friedman has
reduced his rent, onc.half, now he is prepared
TO undcTscll any and all grocery house, in OF
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A. H. SMITH, Genl Pass. Agt H. RIDDLE, Gen'l Sup't.
Jan. 81, 1874. +. TAVENER, Agent at Ottawa.
TO OTTAWA MERCHANTS AND SHIPPERS.
Il II i:
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
RAILROAD
Is the short Line TO Chicago and
the East.

INDEPENDENT CAND GDArE--l hereby announce
myself rs candidate for the offe Of Alderman
ton. W. T. BOWMAN.
We are authorized to announce VIM. 8. EAsToS
as a candidate for the office of Assessor at the
approaching city election.
Aessrs Osnan e. HdpsnQn:-Please announce
ny name as q candidate for city collector at the
ensuing municipal election. Yours,
Z. ?. REDMOND.
We arc authorized to announce Geo w. Mat
thias Is candidate for the office CT city collec
tor at the approaching city election.
At the request Of many citizens, announce
myself candidate for city collector at the en-
suing election. PATRICK RYAN.
We are authorized to announce Arthur Lock
wood as q candidate for the office OF city assessor
at the approaching city election.
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Rubber boots only $3.50 a; the Boston Boot
and Shoe Store. Don't forget the place-No. .
Court street
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Five hundred of the latest styles ~ childrens
suits will be received this or the first Of next
week at the peoples square dealing clothing
house, 81 La Sale St A. FRANK & Co.
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Business men, YOU can get Gr-i-cla.s printing,
a; the lowest living price, u the FEEE IR,ptR
Ia
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Phillips hr0-. aye selling good Young Hyson
and Jarau Tea al ~ aud 10 etc per No.
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All kinds Of dried and canned fruit. q. Phil.
lips Bros
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Teas-the Best-at PhiIllps Bro.'. Dc I sto.e
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dealers. All goods marked in plain figures.
4 FR,Nk * Co. 81 la Sale -.
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TIE hes, dollar tea, at Eiaie',.
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For the ho.t frc,A bread, cake, &c, 90 to
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Time and Lator Saved, for a Fact.

Please try Convince yourself. Nocharge for trial
Is sold on Its own merit. Forms table when not In use
Child years old easily l. strongly and
durably made. Have sold great many Price only ten
dollars. VIII deliver free OF charge Ia the city For sale
for La Sale county by
JNO. u. FLICK, Grocer,
March Il, 1874. Ottawa, Illinois.
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Go to see that elegant stock Of clothing at
4. ALsCHCLER's,
On .he Yellow Corner.
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boxes OF collars for - cents at
A. ALsCHULGR's,
Yellow Corner,
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Destructive Fire in Allegheny City.

Destructive Fire in Allegheny City.
P1rTsBuReH, Penn, July "A very
destructive fire occurred in AlleehanV
City this afternoon. A square and .
half Of buildings, principally dwellings,
on the west side of Federal street,
above Sampson street, and three or
four buildings on the east side of Fed
eral street were totally destroyed. 1t
was thought at one time that the whole
upper part Of the city would be des.
troyed, 40 the supply of water was
limited, and very high wind prevail.
ed, carrying the sparks in all direc.
tions and setting fire to houses two or
three squares away. Over 100 houses
in all were destroyed, leaving many
families homeless. The loss cannot be
estimated, but is thought to be about
$500. 900.
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AN INCIDENT OF THE COMMUNE.
By A. ".

'sJust one line, dear Charles, to let you
know We are both alive and well. Yours
ever, in love, -" was the @elcome epfs-
tie received one morning, in March, 1873,
addressed from Paris, unsealed, in COM
pliance with the rule of the then German
army of occupation. A pleasant missive
it looked, half-hidden under the plate that
contained fresh egg, occupying the place
Of honor upon my breakfast table; and it
emanated from my French brother-'n-law,
who, as well as my sister, had been i'm
prisoned within the walls Of that city dur
ing the whole period Of the siege and SUBJ
sequent bombardment. There advent in
the flesh shortly followed. Dolph was
particularly wrathful. From bright,
careless Partisan, he had become very
Hannibal; his conversation was tinged
blood-red, and many were the vows Of ven
gence muttered by him, even in his most
amiable moods.
He certainly appeared to have suffered.
He Informed me that he had disclaimed
the ''Guarde Nationale,' and had insisted
upon enrolment in the ranks Of the Mo-
bile. He had received a bullet in the leg !;
been half frozen to death and worse than
all, his black hair had turned gray. While
incapacited by his wound this great mis-
fortune had come upon him. Many were
the terrible accounts received from him
OF that bombardment how he had lain in
his bed shivering with terror at the unceas-
ing boom Of the cannon, which had cons
tinued morning and night, without inter;
mission; how the whole square had been
startled from their unquiet beds, on one
memorable occasion, when shell reached
the Place de la Concorde and then explo-
ded, spreading terror among the crowd,
who could only explain the proximity Of
the explosion by the assumption of the
tact that the Germans were inside the
city.
"Charlie,'' continued he, with scintil-
lation only to be compared to blue steel in
his otherwise mild eye, "during the whole
OF the siege I never saw one German
jamals and lived on nothing but car
rots."
I condoled with him upon this couple of
mistortnnes, and particularly upon his not
having the opportunity Of grasping the
enemy Of his country by the throat: and
ultimately We settled the point as to the
propable result Of such an encounter to
our mutual satisfaction. As to the carrots.
it appears he had ta1aen the precaution to
lay in a large quan.ity of this succulent
vegetable when the ordsrH were issued 70
the inhabitants Of the city to preyide for
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mates, just as party was being told of to
search them and great was my relief to
| find that the city was in the hands Of the
Versailles troops, and that for the present
the tide Of battle had rolled from our vi
cinity, although it was raging furiously in
others. We were advised not to move
from the house-which advice, ny the way,
We considered quite unnecessary-and
after searching the premises, the military
departed, leaving solitary sentinel out
side. My one-legged friend and l re-
turned to the shop and spent the remainder
Of the night in doing and fruitless en-
deavors to obtain warmth, until the last
twinkling between the chinks of the shut
ters proclaimed sunrise. There was al
most total silence where before had been
sounds Of armed contention; and but for
the periodical tramp Of the sentry outside,
nothing broke the impressive stiffness. l
sat half doing and half asleep, until, un-
able longer to control my curiosity, arose
and carefully slipped back the inner fast
enings OF the door. By the gathering
light could see that my companion was
sleeping, with his mained limb propped
for comforts sake on his crutch and looked
cold and weary enough. I softly pulled
the door toward me and looked out to-
ward the Boulevard; then turning to look
down the street, my gaze rested on dead
soldier, lying almost at my feet, half in
the gutter and half on the sidepath, with a
staring wound in his forehead; and lying
near him, another, and another. could
hardly refrain from calling out so great
was the horror the sight oecasioned.
turned faint and sick, and closed the door.
The noise made by the action aroused ms
companion, and together we searched for
and discovered piece of woolen stuff,
with which we covered the remains of the
soldier, lying as it were on the threshold
of the house. No person appeared STIR
ring; but as we turned to re-enter the
house, heard shot, and looking hastily
in the direction Of the Boulevard, saw a
solitary man dressed in blouse, scudding
along in the direction of the Madeleine,
hotly pursued by several Of the Versailles
troops, who fired as they went. My curl
| osity to observe the sequel of this chase
caused me to place my back to the shut
tiers, ond slide cautiously to the corner Of
the Boulevard but l was considerably
! disconnected by the apparition OF the SEN
try, who, bringing his chassepet to the
charge, ordered me to get without doors
again which I, nothing 10th, did.
The excesses that ensued upon the SUBJ
lection of the Commune are Of too recent
| occurrence to need recapitulation. Per-
sonally, shall always retain lively re-
membrance of the capture of Paris py the
Versailles troops and its attendant horrers
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Redistribution of Currency.

Under the provisions of the new cur
rency law, the Eastern National Banks
are generally surrendering portions of
their currency, preferring their bonds
on deposit as security for their circula.
ton, they having on hand more cur.
rency than needed. This gives the
Comptroller of Currency plenty of cir.
culation to meet the demands for new
banks. There is also available s.. .000,.
600 of circulation of suspended banks,
and the 354,000,000 issue under the
old act is not quite gone. The call for
the withdrawal of the surplus circula.
ton of banks is deferred for some
months on account of the above.
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The ST.. Paul Horse. Fair.
GOOD ORDER PRESERVED.

6OOO VHOGh fh6S66VEO.
It has been . very noticeable feature
all through these races that the best OF
order and decorum was preserved. All
credit is therefore due to the efficient
services Of Chief McElrath, Capt. King
and their dutiful officers.
THE ATTENDANCE.
The daily attendance has been al,
Saturday tremendous crowd WAS in
attendance. The grand stand was
packed, the new stand just erected was.
filed, and all available space was taken
up by people in carriages. The Asso-~
citation, while giving satisfaction to all.
has reached much deserved BENEFIT.
PREMIUM LIST.
The following is the list of premiums
awarded there being only one premium.
offered for each description in eacn:
class:
Trotring stallion, ''Skinkle Hambletoniar''
Or o Evans, Minneapolis. elis...........a. ECO,
Mare and colt, "Bonnette." q A DeGraf,
Janesville ...................... 20.
Three yeaz old, "Corry,' John Archibald,
Uonoae.. ................-.... &C.
Two year Old, ''sherwood COLT" G W she1-
wood, st. Paul. l..................... 90.
One year old. ''slater colt" r Slater, sain,
PAU ...................... %
CLASS B.
Thoroughbred stallion, Exchange" "CN~
DeGraf, GAINESVILLE e................... 20.
Mare and colt, "Winssme Lass" C n De-
Graf, Janeeville.. ................... 60
Three-yea. old, "Crown Prince" Kelly h
1esriaE, St. Paul. ul.................... So
CLASS C.
D.af: stallion, "General Benefit" Walgate
b Lincoln, MinnehahA Observation-Disclosures. so
Three-year old, Walgate b Lincoln, Min
nensna a...................... 90
one-yeas old, Thos Hurley, Dakota Co... 20
CLASS D.
Stallion for al work. showing or more
colts. Jones Horse" Hubbell, Man
1at0 GU-
Marc and colt. "Dolly Martin" q " she.-
Wood, 81. raul. l...................... 20
Three-year old, Archibald Dundas. ....... 80.
One-year old, Radcliffe, st. Paul. 20
GLASS r.
Single driving mare, ''Lady Gregory
Capt Heaney, Rochester. ..~.... ....... 3G
TrottiAg stallion, "Richard r, Geo "
Graves, Rochester. er.............,...... 80"
Matched carriage team, "'Deshon team,'
Minneapolis ...~........ ..........., 50
Road team. ''B]ack and Roan," A Jarvis,
Minneapolis ....................... 2b-
Pair three year olds, ''Archibald team,''
John Archibald, Dundas ........... 50
Single driving horse, "Ben," A Jarvis,
A1nneapolae ........ 80. ...-~-. 26
Trotting mare, "Oak Grove Girl" r j Ven
ham, Independence. Iowa. 50.
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Milwaukee Markets. july 6.

WHEAr.-Weak, No. 1.914; No. .
119x; for July 1.19x for August LAX. Re-
ceipts $4,000; shipments ~, ,00O.
CoRM-5Shc
OAN-43kc..
RYl-8sc,
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Gov. Davis, Cali Upon the Granger
STATE OF MINNESOTA, }
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
ST. PAUL, July lst, 1874.

ST. PAUL, July LIST, 1874.
To the Grangers:
am compelled to ask the cooperation
of each Grange Of your powerful organiza-
ton, relieving the destitution of our fel-
citizens, in the southwestern counties.
That region has been traversed by trust
worthy men, sent by me tor that purpose,
and they report unanimously destitution
which has no parallel in our history as q
State. The time for silence as to this con.
dition of affairs has passed by, and the
time for prompt and liberal action by all
who are willing to do as they would be
done by, has arrived.
The counties of Martin, Murray, Jack
son, Cottonwood, portions Of Mobiles and
Watonwan, and possibly to some extent
other communities, have been swept by
grasshoppers Of all crops as completely as
by fire.
Women and children are suffering for
food. The implements and stock Of the
settlers are under mortgages given to tide
over the privations of last year.
have told these people that their fel-
low-citizens, whom a kind providence
has blessed with abundance, will stand by
in their dire extremity.
Contributions in money are most de-
sirable. Provisions and clothing scarcely
less so. Send contributions to Gen. H. H.
Sibley, St. Paul, Minn.
The following committee has been ap-
pointed to apply your benefactions: Hon.
E. W. Dixie, Gen. H. H. Sibley, Hon. J. S.
Pillsbury. Hon. Ebenezer Ayres, Hon.
Lorenzo Hoyt.
G.. K. DAVIS, Governor.
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Chicago Markets. Julv G.

WH1AT.-Heavy and lower at 1.1ax for ru-
ly; offered 1.1os4 for August.
for August. ,- ~
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passage leading to the cellars-a proceed
ing initiated with alacrity.
We reached the court and then the GEL
lar IN safety, where We found congrez gated
the inhabitants Of the house who had not
been able to take flight. 1t is well known
that the Government troops entered the
city at the Place de Ia Concorde, and that
barricade was at once constructed by the
Communists to stop their progress. The
severity Of the conflict at this point cannot
be better evidenced than by the appearance
Of the fronts of houses, despatched as they
were BY the bullets of the contendinq
forces. We could hear the fray distinctly
from our position in the cellars, and ever
and anon we made peregrinations to our
former position in the shop, impelled by
an irresistible curiosity we could not over
oome-the fray increasing in intensity at
each successive visit; our return being
anxious;y awaited by the other inmates.
among whom we were the only represen-
tatives of the male sex. On my return
from one visit Of this nature, as reached
the court, Icould hear the sounds of heavy
blows on the gateway that faced the street,
and had barely time to reach the haven Of
the cellar, when the door was forced and
the fo1ecourt filed with soldiers. heard
the demand, "Anybody in this house p"
then rapid order, which was followed BY
the rattle Of the discharge from halfa dozen
Chassepots fsed up the staircase.
At this moment emerged from the Gel
Lars, as kind Of ambassador from the in
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wall. 1t was rather dull, for We had seen
plenty of just such people as ourselves,
and we were all on the sameerrand. which
is always stupid work. Two young fel-
lows, who had dozen rosaries strung on
their arms, stole up and looked through
the open door into the next room: it Tas
qnite like ours with it's tapestries, its peo-
pie, its scaldina, there was no use in look
ing any further. Fancy II 600 copies Of
this sort Of thing! A moth, no doubt at
tracted by the cunning workmanship of
the gobelin on the wall wherein bees and
butterflies fed through forest full Of
,nymphs and satyrs, this unhappy moth
having forgotten its rosary, and not caring
TO be presented to His Holiness without it,
tried to 9y through pain Of glass, but
failed. Then several Of US thought to
capture it; but it was fruitless chase, for
the next nno1nent there was rush Of gar
Raents in the adjoining chamber, a stir
which We felt without its being seen, as
people will sometimes realize an event lust
before it happens and with that an off,
Ger OF the court ntered and we were all
1narshaled in line reaching from the two
doors on the opposite side of the room.
There was hum Of voices, few of the
Pope's guards entered, followed by men in
splendid dresses, the nature Of which
there was scarcely time to notice, for at
once figure, clad in white, followed bv a
small army of attendants clad in various
colors entered, and We were on our knees
in a moment, for this was none other
than
POPE Plus TX.
There is something marvelousiy mag
netic in the atmosphere Of this wonderful