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Loyal.

- IICRIFE''S SAA1E.--By virtue OF six spe
- cial executions issued out OF the clerks Office OF
Circuit Court of La Sale county and state NJ ILLINOIS,
ant to Inc directed whereby commanded 10 make the
amount due certain judgment recep' obtained
aga nst William +. Beck, In favor of Bridge, cGowan OUT
OF Lot number Four, Block number GnteeA, in Ac
ans Addition to the city La Sae IN said county have
levied on The following property o-wt Lot number iorr
BLOCK number In Adams Addition 10 the city
OF La Sale, In La Sale county. Illinois
Therefore. according 10 the 'a,d command shal expose
for sale NJ lie arcton all the ri h title and interest In
and 10 the above described property of the above nam
william Beck, and all other persons claiming title TO the
same under through said liam T.. Beck Saturday
the day OF January l5 at o'clock p NJ at
the south door OF the Coant Court House In ottawa In
said county
Dated at Ottawa this ith day OF January 1877
RUFUS C. STEVENS,
ianGJS Sheriff OF La Sale county, III.
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MORTGAGE SA!.r1 Whereas Nelson Try
MI on did on the Goth day Of November A. .. isE exc
cate and deliver Thomas McDeimot his certain mort
gage deed OF that date in and by which he ten ana thete
by conveyed TO the said Thomas McDermot the onowng
described land and premises situated In the couny OF a
Sale and state Illinois, VIZ The norh nan OF LOT
the north half of Lot Two and the whole OF Lot four All
in Block Twenty In Ottawa North In the now CITY Oh Ot
secure payment OF his three pronlssoy hotes
for 80 hundred dollars each, with interest thereeh ~ he
rate Of len per cent per for the uRpad purchase
Tor the lots and premsesn said mort age descr ped
Said mortgage Is oded in BOOK No. lo on page AZ OF
the Books in the Recorders ONCE OF said La eahe
couny: ,u.---- r...,o,, ,ho r-o,,gogea
in sail mortgage deed did, the Sd day OF Dec mDer D.
1871 sell assign and deliver the notes IN SAID mortgage
described and the said mortgage deed 10 the uhuer'
signci; -, , T., ,,o no,,ant -,
the Jromissory notes secured BY and descripea IN
moragc deed ard the undersigned is fully authorized
and empowered by said mortgage deco 10 sell 'e
Ia sad mortgage described; 49,, ,,,r,,or
signa as assignee of the said Thomas McDermott lhe
mortgage In said Cnge deed. by virtue OF lhe powes
and provisions contained In said mortgage deed anu III
pursuance thereof will. the lth day or January A. D.
is The hour Of 10 o'clock OF said DAY a he
doorOf the Court In ottawa In SAID La sae county
in th state of Illinois sell at public auction Tor inc ngnes
and hest price the will bring In ca n, thc laHu anu
premises described IN said mortgage deed and
5esc,ibcd and will make, execute and deliver 70 the pur
chaser or purc said sale good ana suclent uee
or deeds of the premises sold and amply the proceeus Vi
s,Idsac as provided n said mortgage deed ,,,,oor
Ottawa December 10th, 1876 5w f. a. ohh0"oop'
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yJORTGAG ssALE.- Whereas IicnryG Van
vi Doren of Lampassas county In the state OF exas ad
on Inc day of october In the year OF our oru $50
and deliver f D. Sweeer, OF Le safe county
the state OF Illinois. his certain morris age deed WHEREBY
aid InortgaCor convey to the said f. d. Sweetser the
following described lots, pieces or parcels OF ahd situate
numb One and Two in Block Thirty three orlGna Own
Of tawa-sad conveyance being recorded IN we er9ru
es office of said county of La Sale ~ saiu htae o ai
nois in volume 1855 of Records on page oeis sue
10 the payment OF one certain pr1n s0ry mUto o
the ssm OF eight hundred dollars payable one year aler
date thereof and which said note bears date M uny anu
wear aforesaid with interest ut the rate Of ten per cent an
nually payable TO the order of the said f. sweetser AZ
the office of j. O Harris, OFT wa, Illinois - A..
And whereas i'd promissory note ny terms mere
of ms well as virtue of the conveyance IN su olthee
deed contained, has become due and payable together
with the interest from the date OF SAID more ny e
default mortgagOr IN not paying the pIlhclpa nn
Interest OF in said nOte and mortgage greeu
:hp said note and being now due ana unpau
Now therefore, public notice Is hereby given ,hat he
undersgnea In pursuance OF and by the terms oil shu
mortgage Will on fifteenth day of January A. d. ~,
st the hour of two o'clock p, OF said day NJ we south
door of the County CoWrt House In ad city OF olta
comfy and state aforesaid. sell at public vcndua 10 t
and best bidder therefor. the said real estate a
the right title and interest OF the said morgagor IN sslu
premises and together herewith al the appur!ehah,es
ihereunto belonging in anywse apneta nI Adeeu o,
said premises will bc made 10 tie puCha on te
OF the purchase money. +. ID D" rEn , 9nnc,
Dec. 10, lSiG-iw "'''-"7'''
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-01-13

The Frankfort YotmaH thus relreshes the
memory Of more than one Sweet Susie
Brown
Sweet Susie Brown, my pretty one,
I'm sure you must remember,
Tfnot for love At least for fun,
The slelgh-ride in December.
When an the bellies and all the bcauz.
In srite OF frosts, would 90 forth,
And squeeze, beneath the buiialOcs,
Each Others hands, &c.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-01-13

"a kiss, says 4 writer, sis seal express
ing sincere attachment-the pledge OF iu-
ture union-a present taking the impression
on an ivory coral press-Crlmson balsam ior
lovewounded hearts, We had no idea that
a kiss, when dissected, would prove such
simple thing. Imagine young man, as he
bids his girl adieu on the front step at
O'Clock \. NJ, on Monday, darling back, as she
is about 10 close the door, TO snatch some
"crimson balsam for love-wounded heart
And girl might ask her lover tor some OF
that Lalsam right before the old folks, and
they would think ii was a new kind of gum
lrOp.
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Lovers Of Good Books

Are invited to call at the Book
Store Of OSMAN n HAPEMAN,
west Of The Court House Square
whose stock cr everything per-
tanning TO the Book and Station
cry trade is full, and will be kept
by fresh constant additions Of the
hest American and English publ
cations. and which they will sell
at publishers prices.
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A stout German in the beer industry TO en-
unavoidable customer: Here, now, you
took dose doors und walk Owet md your ears,
ehYr CHe Doesn't Hem, you don'd get
outs Veil, you valis minutes und | gets q
man dot villr'
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H. T. GILBERT,


OF John GARDINER, DECEASED.
Notce ia hereby given that the undersigned E1ecu
tor of he last will and testament OF John Gardiner late
Of county of La Sale and state OF t9s WIZ b
third Monday (beng the 18th day. OF February No. ~ he
County Court House in OTTAWA In said county, Whel
and where all persons having claims or demands sgahs
said estate are notified TO attend and present the same IN
writing for adjustment. 500.
N"'0- ''' wa w. THOMAS GARDNER,
,oos o., Executor.
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EPESFNTS FOR GENTLEMEN::I,L ssse =
hECLN 10 Card Books. Pocket Books, &C. IN
s,ther Goods 81 Osman Hapeman's. IS La sane ~
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What Papa Would say.

Danbury NetcS: 1t was quite cold in the
car. The passengers were shrinking up into
as small a space as possible, and looking
straight ahead into nothing with browning
yisages. A very little boy was snuggled up
in his mothers arms. The train stopped at f.
station, when he said:
"Am l goin' home, mammal
ayes, dear"
"Papa's home|
Eyes"
"Are you going to see papa"
"Yes, dear"
The child lifted up his head, and looking
eagerly into his mothers face, enthusiastically
exclaimed "When papa sees me he'll say
Come here, you peshous lamb"
The smile which illuminated the passen'
gers faces upon this outburst of childish ex
pectation drove away the frown, and brought
them out of themselves for the rest OF the
Journey.
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l.. q. CROKER,

AHOJHeyd at Lar, NeHdOtd, MS.
CThrTIC ~ LII N>IsS, LA SALE Co. IS
- circuit Court thereof 10 January Tenn A. d. 1871.
RenbenN Woods John Frey.-Ait1chnieR
Public notice IA hereby given to the said John liey t
writ attachment issued OF the office OF the clerk OF
the La Sale County Circuit Court dated fhe sNeenh
day OF December A. d. 1876 at the suit Of the said leu
n. Woods and against the estate OF the SAID John Frey
for the sum Of One Hundred and Fortyour Dollars direct
ed the Sheriff OF la Sale county which said VIII mas
been returned executed. -,
Now, therefore, unless you, the said John Frey, sna
Circuit Court before the first day Of the next term
thereof 10 be holden ut the Court House. In the city OF
OTTAWA on the third Monday OF January D. 1871, give
special bail andt plead TO the said plaintiffs acton. uoE
nent will be entered against and In favor OF The SAID
Reuben n Woods and much OF the property attached
as may sufficient satisfy the said Judgment ana costs
will be sold 10 satisfy the same. SO ~ ,,., at,
T. r. Cy,oKsr. Attorney. dec2S-iw
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-08-25

Taking as a basis the cost to the rail.
roads resulting from suspension OF
traffic, an average of $4,000 per day to
eacn of the five, makes the total OF
5000, 900, add $4,000 as low calculation
for the losses by interruption of other
roads, aud the total is S250,0O0 per day,
or S1,250O00 for the five days suspen-
sion. The losses sustained by the Penn
sylyania at Pittsburg, and on the line
between that city and Harrisburg, are
calculated at $lO,OOO,O00. Half of that
amount would scarcely cover the cost OF
property destroyed on the Baltimore
and Ohio, and it is likely that $lO,OO0,'
600 would approximate the losses to rail
road property other than those which
have been enumerated. This makes a
total of $26, ,250, 900. The losses sustained
by the community at large are incalcu'
liable, embracing the destruction of per
ishable freight and live stock, the deten
ton of passengers, the support OF militia
and special officers summoned to preserve
tbe peace, inconvenience attending tardy
mails, increased cost of living consequent
upon the advance in prices Of provisions
augmented taxation, and, perhaps, the
bankruptcy of corporations which mignI,l
otherwise have been averted.--N 7
Journal of Commerce.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-08-25

The members If 3he Howgate Arctic
expedition, before they sailed, received
contribution of $500 from Capt. Amer
icus Symmes, who is the advocate OF a
theor7 that a nayigable cavity extends
through the earth from pole to pole. lie
SAYS that all the results Of previous eNpe-
ditions justify this belief, and he is con
fldent that Howgate will be able to enter
the cavity. In letter to the Louisville
Courier journal Capt, Symmes says
" Did not Capt Waddell 60 upon a
southern exploring expedition a few
years age, and find an open Polar 8ea,
az in the North, and when entering it
find his compass had reyered its position,
and was pointing north when he thought
ne was going southwark? He became
alarmed and turned back, when, it he
had followed on, as his compass directed
he would have come out at the Ncrtf
Pole, and would nave proved the theory
true which says the earth is hollow
and, no doubt, be would have found in
habitants within"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-08-25

Is the discussion as to the injurious
effects of Hungarian grass never to end?
Every year we have accounts Of stock
injured by eating it, and no doubt thoI
are based upon facts; but it is equally
true that by far a greater number are
annually injured by corn aud oats, and
vet no account is made of it. We have
raised and fed Hungarian hay to all
kinds of stock for ten years and have yet
to notice the first case of injury arising
from it. 1t is much more nutritious,
bulk for bulk, than any other kind OF
hay, and if fed in too large amounts may
do harm. !fallowed to become too ripe,
so that the seed has formed, it may be
possible that its small and hard grain may
be injurious, but we have never found it
so. With proper and reasonable care as
to the amount fed no danger need be
feared.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-08-25
Didn't Know what the Natter Was.

A stalwart man rushed into a doctors
Office in Newark, Ohio, the other day,
with the crv: "For Gods sake, pump
me out quick" "What is wrong with
YOU ?" inquired the doctor. Get the
pump ready while | am telling you, I'm
burning up inside. Hurry. l took a
drink down on Gingerbread row. They
have put up a job on me. l am poi
soned.." The doctor suddenly interposed /:
"Why, I smell something burning my
self and opening the patients waist
coat, found a hole three inches in diane
ter burned in the shirt front. While the
stalwart citizen was taking his drink, he
had dropped a cigar stump between his
wais.coat and shirt "Didn't you smell
smoke? a,ked the doctor. " You're
right, did but thought it was coming
out of my mouth"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-08-25

Fairpoint, N, Y, on the 18th in
PosFph Cook delivered his lecture on
Pgland skepticism and modern spirit
TO an immense audience. Cook said
were two New Englands--an eastern
western one; Plymouth Rock was but
CI granite taken long ago from the
'nd 1t has grown until FL Captain is
'S western front. There were more
philosophers to the acre in New En-
uan any other spot on the globe. New
u Is IN her sophomore year of unrest.
under the sounding board, and her
'nd her IDEAS 60 abroad; butnot only
1NEIand but this ageis in its sophomore
la Is marked for loose thinking. Men
juggling with difficult themes, and
lgnt to be taught to think. Cook pro-
To give a detailed history of the de-
leht OF modern skeptical thoughts
0reSs was frequently applauded.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-08-25

She heard them tramp away and |
arose to her feet and looked about her. I
There was no house in sight and ne
help near Suddenly a thought struck I
her. She had matches in her pocket
and her dress was a thin calico.--it !
would burn like tinder In amoment
more She had torn it off and had the
matches in her hand. As she struck
light she heard Il pistol click
They see me" she said and held
the match against the Old calico, and
as it caught Gourished it over her head
She felt bullet whH by her shoulder,
another struck her, but now the glare
WAS bright, and the train was close at
hand--sho rushed towards it, waving
her burning dress. Thank God, they
saw her. The train slackcned its pace
ii. stopped. Men with lanterns in
their hands sprang from it and hurried
towards her. Aud the old dress, burnt
to tinder, dropped to the ground, and
ahe sank beside it, the blood flowing
from a wound in her arm.
They've killed me, behave" she
said, family, az a man bent over her.
81 can't show you the place, but its
---beyant there--the rail5---they'ye rip.
ped them up, the villains" Then She
tainted
When she came to herself she was by
the roadside, and lights fell over her,
and she heard people talking Of the
| hairbreadt3, escape they had had and Of
/ her bravery
''You risked death to save us," said
ore woman. "Yon shall be rewarded.
My little children we're with me,
aud | am going to meet my wife, "
said gentleman. "She VIII not let me
forget you if ! have 50 ungratetul q
heart. You shall be well cared for nov,
and when ,ou are we'll you shall never
know want"
Indeed, then said another voice
one that .oundcd familiar to her---"ln'
deed, am not rich, but I'd have been
, loath to be killed tonight. Pm just
/ on the road to what 'ye been seeking
two years found out yesterday
where my missus is and Pa goin' to
her-.she's breakin' her heart for me,
haven't mucl; but there's couple o
pounds if you'll tate EN- good wo-
man, and Gods bIessin, too, for the sake
. Of Maggie Ryan, that you've saved from
bein' q widow"
Anda strong hand folded over hoI
weak one, and would have left money
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-08-25

An AccOunt of one of the u pSi Destruc-
yA Hall. storms On Record.

VS HALL storms On Record.
The losses by the furious hail-storm
that recently swept over ROdman, Green
Settlement, Adams Center, and the
adjacent regionin jefferson county, n. Y,
foot up to 100000, This is principally
suffered by farmers, many Of whom are
ruined. A gentleman who was in Adams
Center during the storm descrioes the
scene al having been terrible.
The storin came from the southwest
Hail fell for thirty minutes in vast guam
titles. The stones were Of enormous
size, some of them weighing half a
pound and measuring nine inches in
circumference. They covered the
ground nearly loot deep, Many per-
sons who were caught in the stOrm were
badly injured before they could find
shelter One man was driving team
near the village and was 50 badly huri
before he could leave his wagon and
crawl in ttnder bridge that he CHANGED
to be crossing that it wHa feared he would
die. a young man named Green was
hit in the head by one OF the hail'stones,
in1eaching out of his door to securea large
one that had fallen near, and was ren'
dered unconscious, Some OF the hall
stones were sharp, square pieces Of ice,
come as large as three or four inches
Horses ard cattle Tere killed In
the fields, and growing crops, orchards
and gardens utterly ruined for miles
Washburn's hotel, Alsop block and Hun
geriord collegiate institute Eere damaged
to the extent OF several thousand dollars,
fxpensiye memorial Windows in the
church at Adaa+s were destroyed. Not
less than 10000 panes ct & ass were
broken in the church. The damage in
Adams and vicinity is 100000 Alter
the storm it took an hour to clear the
sidewalks and streets Ot the accumula-
ton hailstone5. The village presented
an appearance Of the utmost ruin,
Brsnches of trees flied yards and streets,
and chickens, geese, pigs and dogs were
strewn or every side, and every vestlge
of vegetation was destroyed. The little
village of Green Settlement was almost
demolished, and great Suffering existed
among the people. For five miles around
the completeness of the ruin presents
itself.
At Rodman the storm Of hail lasted
fifteen minutes, and was followed by
deluging rain which lasted as long. a
scene similar to that at Adams followed
ruin and desolation On every hand. Th'
damage ls SAC, 900 in Rodman. The storm
there. although occurring simultaneously
with that at Adams, seems to have beel
distinct from it, as it came from th'
southwest, while the Adams visitation
was from the northwest, tn T. Tribune
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-08-25

b Judges estimate that the wheat
u Ohio ibis year will be 3oO0oo00
tFo forest fires are raging in portions
la0yon, destroying thousands OF dol.
tHh Of pine, and threatening houses
Zen villages.
following dispatch has been re-
atmjIitary headquarters: My loss in
tae Of the 9th was seven offers and
Hree men killed and wounded. | am
the Indians suffered much more,
surprise was complete, and many
Filed in the tcpees or running out
Plead Indians were counted on about
the battlefield. Howard has just
Y and believe he can catch them
AS soon as can get the services OF
for ! propose to move to Deer Lodge
r. most Of our wounded. They are
H. well except First Lieutenant En-.
Fho is mortaIly hurt
Signed GENT GIBBoN.
following are the names, as far as
med, Of the killed in the Indian fight
Hole, on the 10th instant, in which
enJh infantry was engaged: Officers
4 Logan, Lieutenant Bradley and the
FouJ named Bostwick, company |.
pt Hogan, Corporals MCailrey and
orta, Sergeant Martin, Corporal Sayles,
al o'Connor, and private O'Bryan, OF
py X. Sergeant Starts, the courier,
fye no further names.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-08-25
Badly Mangled.

az was at the critical moment of the
battle" said a Dubuque minister, in an
impassioned burst OF eloquence, last
Sabbath, "when the Wuke of Dellington
i mean the Delk of Wuliington-I
should say, when the Welk of Dulling-
ton--that is, when the Dule of Welking.
ton at the wottle of Batterloo--e UNI"
And then somehow the passage appeared
to be so badly mangled that he didn't
think it would pair to repair it, so he
said, "And seyenthlY and lastly" and
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-08-25

tis the intention of the naval authorl,
Ties to arm all of our best vessels win Fln0"
ordnonce as fast as it can be made
And now it appears that the specula-
tiop of the United States in investing $Ioo',
oon in tbe Dismal Swamp canal has resulted
i~ WV obtaining $l86,OOO in cash dividends IN
an increase of its interest in an enlarged ana
imnroved work from twO.ffths of S4S6'ooo to
two.6fths of $l,5OO,OOO; in other words from
nearly 100000 to nearly $6OO'ooO' besides
the incidental saving for its naval supplies,
Tl;a 1T concern is said to be the only internal
i,nnrovement NM in the United States which mas
oyar ,. repaid, in whole or part, the aid granted
by congress.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-08-25
THE LITTLE FOLKS.


Little MlltAdcs p.terkn Paul
Had Uepq heard 10 declare he te red nothing ~ a'
"Iheres Abutaar Ann lie would say-"now al
One ,,rd 'ti,nk she might show q At.le more
why / e''Ily believe she would fall dead with
If she c1me down the lane by he self in the night
/ can tell you, though, that's not the stan am
never saw anything Twas afraid Of"
But one warm summer evening it chanced to beiall
That litlle NJ Itades Pete bin Paul
Having b.on to the villapei John Henry JacH,
Found IT & owing quite dark when he came to start
But he thought, "Pooh don't care for that in the
lelstl'
And he wnkCd at the full moon just up in the east
Then with hands in his pockets he swASRerea aohsr
While he ke. up his courage with whistle and song
Al at osce young Muuades Peterkln Paul
IS shetuned down the lane, perceived close by the
Right @ @6ai9ro him. a da.a shape crouching
Which frightened poor little Mntiades so
Thgt he turned cold all oyer-0ur valiant young mere
inst ag though the thermometer'd d dropped down to
Then. his heart beating IosdIy, he covered his face
With his hands and trudgei onat q much qulcSof
pace.
But little Mltades Petorkn Paul
Had not gone many steps when he thought ~ Alter
all
may bemstaken; perhaps mstook
some old stump or a rock or the COW, l9r 'slook,
1 Why, what could bethinking Of linen, grow
ing b)lder,
/ When what was his wonder and horror 10 hhN
/ That thespectre WIS close behind
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-08-25
TIE JETTIES.
Etr,, rlepnrt of the United States Engineer
os thp leitiqs- EncO uTHgtnE statement
Interesting Particulars of ia"
WOrA- valuable Quality OF the
Wurh.

For the first time since Captain Eads
baran work at tae mouth Of the Missis-
s;Lni river rcnort has been made by the
arn ., oncineer in charge, which substan-
tiaIlv admits the success of the ietty sys-
tenn Cantaiu Brown. of the United
State. engineers, the officer in charge,
has inst forwarded a full report to the
secretorv of war on the present condition
Of the ietties. lie states that more work
has boSn done there during the past four
,nnntbs than during any previous four
months since the commencement of the
imnroyemept
Ito statos that over 100000 cubic
fsof Of mattress work has been put in
nositon on the ietties and at the hesd of
tbe o' Mass and about 60 GOO cubic yards of
Stone. +bat the settlement previously
oh.aryoi nj the end of the east etty has
.tonnoJ and that no further observable
gati Ioment has occurred since last March.
nnring the mast fopr months 100000
anl;c Tords Of deposit have been secured
o"t "t' from between fine ietties and carried
ont ont to soa About 250,000 cubit feet of
Gono.it have been removed from the shoal
" " fI ftba beod Of the pass, and the only
"hytaolo to the massage of a ship drawing
~,,r,r ,wonty.two teot Of water is near the
ond 81 t6e ietties and is only one hundred
onJ ND Gfarty-fye feet in length. There is a
! = ...4. F,,t ,rd 81