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Douglas and Breckenridge.

(IIon John W. Forney In Philadelphia Weekly Tines
Douglas having defeated Mr.. Lincoln fol-
the United States Senate in 1898, was In the
senate in high health and spirits at THIS time
and in active training for the presidency. IL
is almost impossible to give you an idea OF the
way in which that brave and gallant little
statesman was pursued by the secessionists
He and Breckenridge, who was vice president
of the United States and president of the
senate at the time am speaking of, had pre-
viously been devoted friends. They were like
bows together when they met at my private
house and in my official rooms. Breckenridge
came To Washington in 1853 as representa-
tive in congress from the Lexington, KY, dis
trict and he and Douglas were almost constant
companions | was very much with them,
and we three formed a sort of mutual admira-
ton society; we discussed politics, slavery and
poetry; we criticised public men, and were
partners in speculation Superior City, which
did not amount to much-at least not to
Douglas and Breckenridge. Neither had the
slightest confidence in Mr. Buchanan. They
were both ardent men, loving the pleasures of
life and loving their friends, and ready to do
almost everything for the men thew loved; yet
they really had no sympathy for the son OF
Lancaster But as the dark shadow of seces-
sion projected itself between these two bright
spirits, they stood off from each other, and so
it happened that when Douglas broke with
Buchanan on the Lecompton question: In 1893
-Breckinridge himself regarding Buchanan's
course on that subject with almost avowed con
tempt-yet the extreme southern men had so
completely captured Breckenridge that he be-
came a partisan of the injustice in Kansas,
which in his soul he desrised. Well they are
both dead now, and am quite sure they will
reconcile their difficulties in the heaven they
have gone to- Senator John Slidell, of Louisi-
ana, has gone to; he figured largely in help to
Buchanan and hate to Douglas in the historic
interval from February, 1860, to the close of the
ThirtysiXt Congress on the 4th of March
1861 He died in London, July 81, 1871, at
great age. He had some noble qualities and
long history; but his fault was an intolerance
of others and and excessive good opinion of
himself. Given his own way he was charming
person; but thwarted he was cXacting, and
sometimes cruel. He even quaTelled with
Buchanan at the last, although he aided to
ruin him on the Kansas question. Imperious
as he was to others, he was almost knightly to
me; perhaps it was because ] never asked
him for his money and never solicited his po-
litical patronage. His beautiful wife is dead,
like himself and his sweet children, believe,
are both married to foreigners-and so the
name Of Slidell almost passes away.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-10-27

In little settlement not thousand miles
from Baldwinsville, and not more than forty
years ago, there was a funeral. The deceased
had been corpulcnt man, so corpulent, in
fact, that it was no easy matter for the bearers
to properly dispose of the coffin at the GENE
terry. 1t was finally placed upon the cross
pieces over the open grave and the straps ar.
ranged, when upon trial it was found that the
bearers were unable to lift it sufficiently to al
low the sticks on which it rested to be with
drawn After several honest but Intellectual
efforts the perspirlng bearers cast an implor.
ing look at the master of ceremonies, who be.
ing thus appealed to cried out in stentorian
tones to the bystanders: Here, you! Step up
here, half dozen Of you" The requisite
number having responded to the summons
and properly disposed at the straps, the direc-
tor, in tones that filled the little cemetery and
then bursting its confines went sweeping up
and down the road for the distance of fur
long or two, gave the following command
Nov, then! All together! Pick him right
upm 1t is needless to add that the remains
were picked right up" and safely lowered to
their resting place.
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Railway Carriages In India.

The railway carriages of India are, fancy
the most complete of any in the world, forced
10 be so by that potent mother of invention
for, as you may imagine, a trip across India In
the Summer, with Il sun tossing the mercury
like plaything well up above the hundred
carelessy shooting it higher and higher all
day long, is no over comfortable journey under
the most favorable of circumstances. open
the window" do you suggest? This might be
well when dashing through jungle: but the
junges do not last for ever, while the journey
takes forever and day" everyone seems to
be of this opinion before they have finished it,
and much of the distance is through wheat
fields, rice fields, poppy and barley fields; and
considerable yet remaining is over tracts where
nothing but the sand shrub, the sage bush and
the sand moss flourish. Those are the hottest
parts of the journey, and if you open window
there, you will have thick coating Of sand
sticking fast to your face, hands and clothing,
in half an hour, that would keep you warm in
mid-winter. The carriages are short, divided
in the centre by partition which contains a
washbowl and all the appurtenances thereto.
The seats of each compartment are broad di-
vans upon the sides and ends, four Of them, and
for the night four more are lowered from the
top, forming beds for eight people In each com.
partment Oh, what luxury! | would |
could describe it, of lying in one of those upper
divans through a long moonlight night gazing
out of the window over India. To counteract
the powerful heat, the arrangements which the
company have produced are most ingenious
and complete The carriage has double roof;
the windows are surrounded with bamboo avn
ings; the floor directly under the feet is open
lattice work, under which is thick mat of
moss and under the moss an air chamber, only
open at the front, where iron wind sails extend
beyond the car. At the end of each car is Il
large tank Of water, which water is conveyed
through tubes and kept continually dropping
over the mating; the moss is saturated, and
the wind caught in the sails by the motion of
the cars, is driven into the airchamber, through
the moss, and comes up through the open floor
into the carriage, damp, cool refreshing at
mOsphere. The final point they have not yet
succeeded in attaining: that arrangement
which shall continue the cool breeze, while the
car is standing still. The most uncomfortable
sensation imaginable, is that produced when
the car stops in a dry, sultry plain, after the
spin has been drinking the moisture for half
an hour The cool air settles instantly into the
moss, and the dry heat creeping in through in.
conceivable crevices, calls at once for every
drop of moisture that has been absorbed, and
has it returned from every pore, in good meas
urc.
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GEORGE NJ. LELAND,

MASTERS SA1.E.-Notce Is hereby given, that
M by virtue decree made and entered record by
the Circuit of La Sale county, state of illinois, at the
October Of said court 1874 In certain cause then
pending said court the chancery side thereof wherein
Winnie NJ Harrigan and John H. Harrgan were complain
ants and Ann Harrigan Patrick j. Harrigan, Edward j.
IIarrigan Jane Ann johnson and Amasa johnson were
Defendants shall Tuesday, the thirteenth day Of No
yembcr 1874 at the hour Of o'clock in the afternoon
said day offer for sale the south door Of the County
Court House in ottawa in said county AZ public auction,
and will then sell the highest bidder the following de.
scrbed property being the ordered by said decree
be Sold that is TO say: The west one hundred and forty
acres southwest quarter of section twentyOne and
the north Of the east half of the northeast
the northeast quarter of section twenyone all in
ship thrtyce north IN range four east OF the third pn
cipal meridian, IN tile county Of IL Sale and state Of
Illinois.
TERMS OF SALEOnC.thrd cash in hand day of sale
the balance in equal payments To be due in and two
years with interest AT ten per cent per annnn payable
nuay,-scCurcd by sale mortgage premises sold. Deed
be delivered confirmation Of said sale BY the court
GEORGE NJ. LELAND,
Dated October ~. lSIi-3w Master In Chancery
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-10-27

OLD SHOES To HER-There was very
spunky old lady who visited the White House
recently. Her name is Flood, the wife of Gen.
Charles Flood, an old newspaper man in ca
lumbus. Mrs. Flood is brisk-looking old
lady with soft gray hair, black, snappy looking
ewes, and very energetic manners She has
been here sightseeing for several DAYS The
other day she visited the White House. As
she was going about with her party looking al
the public rooms an obsequious doorkeeper
came up and offered his services to show them
about If YOU will come with me-" said he
II will show YOU the President" Mrs. Flood
shrugged her shoulders and turned her back
upon the young man. saying, Il have seen him
too often in Columbss He is old shoes to me
would never demean myself TO go and see
him in an Office he has stolen" At this the
attendant aed, fearing TO be compromised by
listening TO such talk.-Chtrago Time.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-10-27

An exquisite, leading a dog by string
lounged up to the ticket office window OF a
railway station last week and inquired: Must
law take ticket for puppy - lie was
both surprised and annoyed when
the ticket-seller answered, in Slightly bewil.
dered tone, after a moments reflection: No
YOU can travel as an ordinary passenger
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-10-27

Our daughter never dances out Of her own
sci, said proud dame at one OF those monde
script entertainments rot up at the hotels OF a
certain fashionable watering place. is il a
blue set or Il pink sct:' some one asked: and
the good lady colored up and could make no
reply. 1t turned ont thatthis exclusive person
was the worthy mate of dealer IN m"'ern
china
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Dated October 20. lS1,i.-3w

NJ OTICF;.-EsTArE OF JOHN q. HtRBRRLE, DRc'D-
~ Notice is hereby given that the undersigned. Admins
traitor of the Estate of John c. aeberle late Of the county
Of La Sale and state of Illinois, deceased will appear before
the said county the second Monday (bC
ing the 10th day of December 1871 at the County Court
House in Ottawa in said County when and where all per-
having claims demands against said estate mott
lied TO attend and present the same IL writing for adjust
ment.
Dated this 18th day of October \, p. ls;;. u,..,.
GEORGE RUTTMAN.
OCtlO-3w Administrator.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-10-27

The Norristown Herdd says 4 Pittsburgh
paper speaks Of a young man who shot him
self in the West End one evening There is
nothing like being explicit. The young man
is severely but not fatally wounded; but if he
had shot himself in the southwest end, and d
little northerly, veering southeaSterly, there
would have been no hopes Ofhis recovery.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-10-27

When Macready was playing Macbeth in
the English provinces, the actor cast for the
part of the messenger in the last act was alb
sent. So the stage manager sent supernum
,erary on to speak the lines set down for the
messenger, viz: "As did stand my watch up
on the hill, / look toward Brnam, and anon
methought, the wood began to move"
Macbeth-"Liar and slavem
Super-"'Pon my soul, Mr.. Macready, they
told me to say it."
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-10-27

An insurance adustcr went to see man
whose house had been destroyed by fire. Said
Adiuster How did this thing happenY
House owner: Don't know--its mystery
hiiuster: well, know" House owner
Lets have it; that's just what I'd like to find
out" Adjus,er' ITS friction" House own
er: "Friction-iriction. What's that" Adj
juster: why, friction is the result of rubbing
IA $1,000 policy on 5000 house"
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TINAL SETTI.EME NT.--EsrArr o

FINAL SE:TEI.E; NJ FNT.--EsTATE OF
l. SARAH HoPPLE. DECEASED.-NOtcc Is hereby Civ
ali persons interested in said estate that the under
signed Administrator the Estate of Sarah Hoppe. de-
ceased will appear before the County Court Of the County
La Sale and State of Illinois, AT the County Court House
In Ottawa said county. Monday, the 18th day of
December 1871 the purpose of rendering account
of his proceedings in the administration OF said Estate for
the final settlement.
Dated at Ottawa, this 18th day Of October 1871.
i. X. BROWN.
ATTEST: II. A. MCCALEB. Administrator
Clerk Cuuntv Cont la Sale Co. III. Oct9O
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-10-27

Two lawyers hy the name Of Root and Bush
CHANGING 10 meet AN idiot at atavcrn, To amuse
themselves put questions 10 him, and among
others. asked him what kind of place he
thought heaven was. lie answered thai lac
thought il was barren, open country, where
there was not a Root or Bush, Eor never would
l..
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-10-27

\. recently sent to know If he was 10 appear
at C's. suburban house in dress-clethcs, or if it
was merely chop and smoke lrc was invited
to. Thereupon G. telegraphcd 10 A. You
must wear tailcoat'" Streck by the brew.
ity of the communication, tire young lady at
the telegraph Office inquired: us that all, SIR?
Poor c., who is very bsshiul was Mortified
and hastily added, land your other evening
LcloihcSw
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IeQal.

'lRU STEES SAIEtn and by virtue of the terms Of
and the power of sale contained in trust deed made,
acknowledged and delivered by Andrew j. Galloway and Re
bccca b. hk wife, Of the city Of Chicago Cook county, Hi
nos 90 Francis b. Peabody OF said city, MS trustee dated
May 10th, 1876 and recorded In the Recorders office Of
Ia Sale county. Illinois. on May Sf 1896 in book 49,
promissory of the said Andrew j. Galloway of even
date with said deed for twelve thousand dollars payable 10
the order Of said maker and BY him ndored three years
its date with Interest thereon al the rate Of nine per
cent per annG payable half yearly the th day Of No
yember and Of May In each year. and te legal holder OF
said principal having thereby authorized elected 10
having thereby become due and payable by
default continued for than thirty days In the
Tayent of the interest nstallnents due thereon on No
vslnber 10Th A. D. 1876 and May 4th 1877, respect
iyly and there being due said principal note the
twelve thousand dollars with interest thereon at the rate Of
Ier cent per annum. and since May Srh D. 1871,
and the said two deanted instaehs OF interest thereon
OF ye hundred and forty dollars each with interest on each
from and since the said dates when they respectively became
due Of 10 per cent per annun, the payment
whereof been demanded of said maker and refused
default thus been made in the payment thereof and
upon the demand of the legal holder OF SAID principal note
Francis b. Peabody the trustee naIed IN said deed. Will
the sixth day OF December A. D. s' AT one O'Clock IN
the OF said day the south door OF the County
Court House of said In Sale county, in the city OF ottawa
and State of Illinois, sell AT public auction 10 the highest
bidder for cash. for the uses and purposes specified IN said
being situate in the county OF Ia Sale IN the state
Of Illinois, and described AS follows. to-wn The north
quarter Of section seven m and the east half Of the
northwest quarter of said section seven m and the south
Of said section seven "a. and the northeast
quarter section eighteen Cs all in township htryone
CD north OF three 49, east of the third principal
the less together with all the right, title. ben
and equity of redemption OF the said Andrew j. Gallo
way and Rebecca b. his WIFE their heirs and assigns there
Moss have acquired interest In said premises by deed
from said Andrew subject however said trust deed
FRANCIS b. PEABODY, Trustee.
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Nothing is more touching than mans de
pendence upon the love and sympathy of a
woman. See what you have brought me 10, -
remarked Western man, as on his way to
jall he passed the wife, whom he had tried to
kill because ilse flaPjsGks were only brownct
on one side
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-10-27

SAID Pousikc alderman to a Kingston
aldermat; after centennial introduction:
Where's Aallgn
"WhS; Hall :" said Che Kingston alderman.
"Alcohol,' replied Poughkeepsic.
oh" said Kingston. hes with John
What John" said Poughkeepsic
"Demijohn." said Kingston, and then both
crawled into the hold of canal boat and died
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CLEAN PEOPLE

cusvseepers Builders Painters. remember that keep,
large stock Of Leads, Paints, OILS. isrTlshcs Pa
brushes ana all kiuds oil material Tor painung. will II
be uncersold F.. GtiIGGS.
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AAEAMATEtR- Agents wanted. Brsi-
NZnUEuu ness legitimate. Particularsfree.
~6SVV Address WORTH CO. 81 Louis. No.
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MAGOLD PLATED wATCHEs.C Cheapest
as inG Iaars ss' t Sa1s s ses 6ss
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-12-20

Ben Morgan's furnace made eleven
tons OF bullion each day for Friday,
Saturday, Sunday and Monday, and
is the best four days run ever made
by a single furnace on this coast"
We found the above in the Mining
and Engineering Journal credited to .
Salt Lake PAPER. According to the
standard at our smelling furnaces it is
a very poor showing. Furnace No. Q,
at the Eureka Consolidated Works,
turned out on the 4th of November,
Az; on the 5th, 1871; on the 9th, 1871;
and on the 7th, l54 tons of bullion,
which is 1419 tons more than that won
derful Salt Lake run. For the 80 days
run of the same furnace, from the LIST
to the 3Oth Of November inclusive, the
bullion production was 1893 tons. or an
average ofthirteen and one-tenth tons of
bullion per day. We advise our Salt
Lake friends the next time they feel
like Boosting about big and best runs,
to except Eureka. Eleven tons of bull
lion per day Is very poor work in this
section of the country.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-12-20
lrazed.

Quite an excitement was created
yesterday morning on lower Main
street by the appearance of q wild,
haggard-looking man, half clothed
and with disheveled hair, who was
rushing to and fro on the highway,
Just below the foundry. He was
armed with an AK, with which imple-
ment he was making furious passes at
imaginary personages, and yelling
franticly at the top OF his voice for as
Stance. 1t Is needless to say that the
poor wretch was suffering from the
agonies Of mania potu and In his deli
rum saw . pack of kissing. chattering,
and pursuing iends intent on his de-
struction. A couple of men went to
his relief, disarmed him, and took him
back to his cabin. He Quieted down
and his partners at the furnace took
charge of the poor devil and has sincs
kept a strict watch on him. The maj
has been drinking excessively for thu
past month, and his indulgence re
suited as above stated.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-12-20

The X X steam pumps will be put in
operation by Sunday next.
The Athletic Club are agitating the
project of building q new hall.
Bigelow is repairing the stage and
renovating the hall throughout.
A patent to the Charleston nina was
filed in the Recorders Office yesterday.
Manager Probert will leave for San
Francisco on Friday mornings train.
Thos. Freebill, of Virginia City, ar.
rived in Eureka last evening.
The Consolidated shipped five cars
Of bullion to Palisade this morning.
The weather was perfectly delight
full yesterday like q summers day.
The Athletic Club have added some
new apparatus to their gymnastic out
fit.
The managers Of the Christmas Eve
masquerade ball has our thanks for
complimentary tickets.
A wool press, consigned 10 j, J..
Chanock, one of our sheep nabobs, ar.
rived at the depot yesterday.
A load of evergreens, suitable for
Christmas decorations, came into
town yesterday.
Three cars of merchandise, two of
ttmbers and six of coal, arrived ut the
freight depot Tuesday evening.
A team loaded with 10000 pounds of
Belmont freight will be dispatched to
that point to-day.
A gentlemen from Mineral Hill in
forms US that everything is very quiet
Ia that burg.
The case OF A.. NJ. Cohen VS.. f. & p.
X. n. Co., will lie appealed to the Su-
preme Court.
Robert Zeile, President OF the Eu-
reka Consolidated Company, departed
Tor san Francisco yesterday morning.
The New York lead market Is very
fiat. The nominal quotation is AZ
cents per pound, with no sales at that
figure.
Several visitors from Eberhardt,
White Pine county, are stopping at the
Parker House, among whom we no.
ticsd Mrs. Bush and Mrs. Marty.
The season for good resolutions Ia
near at hand, and the annual struggle
to refrain from the intoxicating glass
will soon commence.
DIR. Bishops brother-in-law ayoung
lad, was thrown from . horse at the
corner Of Clark and Main streets, but
fortunately escaped without serious
injury.
ID. NJ. Bousfield, ex Superintendent
Of the English mine at Mineral Hill, Is
at present connected with the SWISS
American Bank at San Francisco.
Dick Rylsnd is considering the ad-
visibility Of erecting an ice- house up
the canyon, and putting up ice for our
home market.
J. II. Lockwood, Of the proprie-
tors of the Parker House, left this
morning for Charlton, Iowa. He will
be absent a couple Of months.
DIR. Hamilton, our surgeon dentist,
has removed his Office from his old 10.
cation near the SENTINEL building, to
more commodious ooins In the second
story of Bigelow's Hall.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-12-20
Born.

A little stranger arrived at the home
Of our friend H. Kind yesterday morn
ing, and that gentleman, in the exuber-
Inc Of his joy at the welcome intru-
sion into his household, made straight
way for our office, bringing with him
sundry bottles of wine. The health
and prosperity of the young lady was
drank by the attaches, and we join
them in wishing her q safe and pros
porous voyage through life.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-12-20
The Auction sale.

The auction sale yesterday of the
stock and equipments Of Davis & Ev-
ans livery stable, drew a large throng
of interested persons, and the bidding
was quito spirited. The teams, bug
gies, ETC., brought fair prices. The
success of the sale was due in . great
to the seductive speech and
enticing accents Of that prince of auc-
tioneers, Geo. A. Davis. His amusing
and eloquent flow Of language invari.
ably puts a crowd in the best of humor,
and after that the task is an easy one.
Yesterday George exceeded his usual
efforts, with the result as stated above.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-12-20
SIXTH DISTRICT COUNT.

NOVEMBER TERN, lS77-HoN. F.w. COLE
PRESIDING.
Court met yesterday morning, and
transacted the following business:
Margaret Sullivan vs.. John II. Sulli-
van. Judgment for divorce in accord
ance with findings to be filed.
Morrison VS.. Mcleod. Judgment
Tor plaintiff In accordance with find
ings to be filed.
A. NJ. Cohen VS.. +. Il T. r. II. Co.
by consent, ordered that defendant
nave 20 days to file statement on mo-
ton for new trial herein.
Adjourned until to-day at 10 O'Clock
H.. N.