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legal.
MURRAY BLANCHARD.

<,,,- attorney at Lar. Peru. It's
MottIoTAtTlI SAL 4f.-NOtice il hereby given,
~ tnat whereas Matthew Martin, by his mortgage, dated
Narc Sst D. 1875 made, sealed and delivered by him 70
page 81 of the Land Records in the Recorders office OF La
oie county, Illinois, did grant, convey and mortgage 10
sau mortgage and his assigns to payment of GER
t prossory note of that date for 1852 executed by said
aru and by John j. Carey and John Martin payable 70
e ouer OF said mortgage two years after that date WIN
interest," AT ten per cent annun the following premises
N sald county, 10 wit: Lot one in Block seveny-nne IN
homestead exemption laws of this state, and provision
therein that If default be made III payment Of said note or
any part thereof when due the said mortgage, his assigns
or the attorney of either, after publishing notice thirty
uays previously IN newspaper published IN salu county
might sell said premises and all right and equity or redelp
on and of homestead of the said mOtgagor his heirs ana
assigns therein the County Court House door, IN said
And whereas default made in payment of said note
when due and there remains due ana unpaid thereon at
this date the S33 A. and the said note and said mort
have each been duly assigned by endorsements on each
by said MORTGAGE To- Horace Holmes;
Now therefore, the said Horace Holmes IN consequence
ofsuc default will Wednesday, the 18th day OF September
1873 at o'clock p " of said day by virtue the powers
said amount due the expenses sell al public
auction the highest bidder for cash. the south door
the said house al OTTAWA III said the said
and lot land and all right and equity redemption
homestead of the said OrgagOr his heirs and assigns there
in AMI deliver TO the purchaser deed for the
of the premises sold in fee with the proceeds
pay all and expenses advertising selling and con.
the will reach and return the overpus f any)
TO the n9rtgagor or his assigns as provided therein.
Dated Peru. July y, lS'S HORACE HOLMES,
VI. BLANClIARD MS Attorney, Assignee,
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EINAL SETTLEMENT NOTICE.-EsTATE OF CHARLES
BERRY, DECEAsEDNOtice is hereby given 10 all per-
sons interested IN said estate that the undersigned EXec'
the last Will and testament of said Charles Berry de-
ceased will appear before the County Court of the county
of La Sale and state of Illinois, at the County Court House.
in Ottawa in said county, Monday the 18th day of July
A. 1873 for the purpose of rendering account of his
proceedings in the administration of said estate for the na
settlement
Dated at ottawa this 2lst day of June ISIS. -
ANTHONY i. BERRY,
ATTEST: L. W STOCKSLEGER, Executor.
Clerk County Court La Sale Co., III. iunE2-3w
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III T. ~ E;I',TL EN- EcNJ'.--EsTATE OF
JoHN QUINN, DECEAsED.--NOtce is hereby given
all persons interested in said estate that the undersigned
said John Quinn deceased will appear before the County
Court of the county of Ia Sale and state of Illinois, N the
County Court House in Ottawa, in said county, Monday
the 18th day of July 1873 for the purpose of rendering
account of her proceedings in the administration of said
estate for the final settlement
Dated AT Ottawa this 10Th day of June 1875
ANNIE QUINN,
ATTEST: 7. W. STOCKsLEGEE, Administrative. &c.
Clerk County Court La Sale Co., III. iune2-3w
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An old Scotch lady had an evening party
where young man was present who was
about to leave for an appointment in China.
As he was exceedingly eNtravagant in his con.
versation about himself the old lady said,
when he was leaving, TAX guild care o. your.
sci, my man, when ye're ava; for mind We,
they eat puppies in Cheena.'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-07-13

He appeared to be almost gone. Rolling his
eyes towards the partner of his bosom. he
gasped, Bury me meath the weeping willow,
and plant simple white rose above my head. ~
"Oh, it's no use" she snapped out. Your
nose would scorch the roots He got well
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NICHOLSON & SNOW,
itt0,HeUs az Lac.
II MAI. - E'T"EIEN lCN T.-ESTATl

LINAI. - E;T''EI4E,M ZEN T.-EsTATE OF
JONI WILLIAM STAHL. DECEAsED.-NOce is hereby
gwen 10 all persons interested In said estate that the under
Ehc Administrator with the will annexed of the Estate
OF sad John william Stah deceased will appear before the
county Court of the County of La sale and State of Illinois,
az the County Court House in Ottawa in said county,
Monday the 18TH day of July 1873, for the purpose of
rendering account of his proceedings In the administers
ton of said estate for the final settlement
Dated at Ottawa, this 18Th day OF June 1873.
ADAM JACOB,
ATTEST: i. W. SToCKsLEGER Administrator &c.
Clerk County Court, La Sale Co., Ill iun22-Sw
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Protessor-"Can you multiply concrete mum.
bers:" The class are uncertain. Professor
What will be the product of five apples mul.
hplied by six potatoc, - Freshman triumph
antly)-"Hash."
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"What's the matter, sonny" said man toI
youngster who was tearfully rubbing the seat
of his panaloons as he walked along: whats
the matter, got on the wrong track" Yes"
was the reply, guess | did, way the old man
switched me off jeS now.'-B0ston Commercial
BuLtfiH
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a vacuum would be the best place for a
fellow 10 fall into wouldn't Il, Bilis for then.
you know, he wouldn't fall against ANYTHING. &c
Yes, he would. though stoutly answered
Bill: he would fall against his inclination.
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Now" they said to her, you can 90 in and
see him; but remember that he is very sick
with heart disease, ana don't say word that
will trouble him" Then she walked in. and
sat down on the edge of chair, and remarked
|cheerfully, as she shook her head "Ah-ah
um!-sad, amt it? Thought I'd jest run in,
cause they said there wuz no KNOWN how
soon you might drop off"
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All sighed a hungry tramp. Il wish |
was boss; blame if don't He's nearly al
ways got bit in his mouth, while haven't
had bit in mine for two days."-Norristora
Herald.
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A travelling minister observed a rough.
looking man lounging in front of an Elko sa-
loon last Sunday, and approaching him, asked
my friend, do you know where men 90,
eventually, who hang about saloons and gamb-
linghouses on the Lords day." Yer whs-
Tim, | do, pard. They spar for grub here till
the hash factories tumble on their racket, an
then some on 'em strike out for Tuscarory an
few drift over to Eurehy. am fly on that
programme, pard; bin over the routes my
self" The minister pinned on an agonizing
smile and sadly passed on
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A street conversation: Inquisiiive party
$50 you've lost your fathers'' Reserved nar.
ty-~Yes" l. P.-"How much did your faith.
er leave." X P.-"EverythIng l. P. passes
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At ball Elderly lady, kindhearted as the
day is long, endeavors TO draw out youthful
gavky from the country, who is making Il
waIl-flower Of himself: Pray, Mr. Jones do
amuse yourself Dance in the next quadrilc
with me-" "Oh, thanks-that is 10 say
mean-in fact, you see never learned todance,
and at your age it would be no use my begin,
ming, you know" (Glarcs and breathcs hard
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-07-13

The old ship Diana was running down be.
fore the northeast trades for New Orleans, and
one day at dinner the captain called to a young
fellow who was al the Wheel through the open
sky-light, "IIow does she head" The youth
replied: Southwest by west half west, lit.
tie westerly, sir" The captain said to his
passengers, That's precocious youngster.
wonder if | can get another west of him."
Jack" said he put another west on to that
course and | will give you duck enough for a
hammock" Southwest by west half west, II
little westerly, Captain West" came down
through the sky-lght, and the boy got his
duck, for the captains name was West-Bos-
ton JOUyRdl
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Wanted,

Coon LIVE HUsIyr-s NFN sell re Excelsior ir---ayal
Litter '"i tll- i"uA- Nu pres, brsr water ID. cop
L. instantly AEyuts outfit 80 A.,-- rrik. from tH
y SIS eT DAY. Addrrss Excelsior Nauuf.rgrr- CO. l.
IA >f -. Incssu ll. Incorporated Pei. o. $50. zap
itai $4,000 Exclusive territory gwen. .ur---iy
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Tie TOddygraph,

"Officer Warlow, bring up Moses IN the
bullrushes" sad his Honor.
The officer brought up secd-cucumbery-
looking individual and placed HIM at the rail
| ing.
"The officer found you last night" said the
Judge lying in the bullrushes round the I'm
ion square fountain, dead drunk. What have
you to say"
"Wel, Judge, I'll tell you how it was,' said
the prisoner I'm an inventor"
"Of WHAT" asked his Honor
"Of the toddygraph."
whats that"
"Why, you wind cylinder with tinfoil,"
said the prisoner, land drop into It liquor sa-
loon and take drink. You have the cylinder
under your coat, and when the barkeeper ain t
looking you breathe on the tinfoil; when you
get out you turn crank and repeat the drink
as often as you please
"a very dangerous invention" said his
Honor
"By no MEANS" said the prisoner, 'tor it
ruins the landlords business. One drink will
last a week"
"Yes," said his Honor, but it kills the i'm
biber"
"But if there were no landlords there would
be no imbibers," said the prisoner
THAT may be 80; but what has all this to do
with your beng found drunk in u public park ?"
"Ill tell you. Last night l was testing Il
new machine, and Think won't be posi-
tive-but think turned the crank just once
too Often.''
Very well" said his Honor, Il will send
you up for ten days As you tarry in classic
Blackwell advise you to turn your inventive
genius to something more useful. Invent Il
dinnergraph for instance so that poor man
can repeat square meal often. Millions yet
unborn will bless you, and your name will go
down to posterity along with Peter Cooperand
Florence Nightingale. ~. Y. Gruphic
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T. D.SVEETSER & co.
New Post Office Block.
PLOWS.

Peru City Plows, Sulky Flows and Cultvaors; Furst
Bradley Sulky Pluws and CutyatOrs ID. Is. Buord Sulk
Plow and Backhawk CultvaOrs; skinner Briggs sui
and Gang Plows John Deere PlOws and CHtvatos; Kin
& Hamilton CultivatOrs; Chicago Pl0w Co.'S Flows AM
Gangs COulters, Clcvsee, &c.
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PLANTERS.

Champion: W. A. Wood Harvester and Binder; Buckeye
Warrior; Meadow Lark; johnson; Marsh Harvester.
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Betting and PaCking--a|| kinds.

Churns Washing Machines and Wringers. Wringers re-
paired with new rolls, &c, and warranted.
Fence Wire, I5arb-, 1'inccrr, steel lfarb
Wire. &c, S".. and all other goods TO be FOUND III
rstcass agricultural all of which propose 10 sell
at the bottom prices dd guarantee as gOOd az dny IN ne
market We Will not be undersod by any one for quaty
of goods.
Ed, SWEETSER & CO.
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RAKE CT f-Dumping.)

Furst Bradley sulky; Tiger sefdump; and also 9th
Wood Rakcs.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-06-20

Klonimus; Delaware, Mary L. Morrison;
Cleveland, Miss NJ. E. IngersolI; Find
lay, Mrs. J. c. Powell; Columbus, Mrs.
E. P. Sergeant; South Perry Mrs. Mary
J. Diefenbaugh; st. Clairsville, Miss C.
Lewis; Martins Ferry, Mrs. Rose Wood
GAINESVILLE, Mrs. DR.. A. NJ. johnson, Mrs.
James Peabody, Mrs. L. B. Taylor; Lo-
gan, Mrs. DR.. Pullen, Mrs. DR.. Hufford i;
Newark, Mrs. Martha Wintermute, Mrs.
J. White; Toledo, Laura S. Matlock.
The closing exercises of the above body
at First Church on Friday, were deYoted
to hearing the reports of the various COM
mittees, and the transaction of business.
The next place of meeting was fixed at
Toledo, the first week in June, 1879. In
the afternoon, children's Temperance
Meeting was held at the NJ. E. Church, at
which several of the delegates made ad-
dresses. Mrs. Wittenmyer, of Philadel-
phia, President of the Women's National
Temperance Union, made the farewell
address Friday evening, at the First
Presbyterian Church. All of the dele
gates returned home by Saturday trains,
well pleased with the success of the
| Union,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-06-20


In the Ohio State Register, the 9th lnst''
edited bv brother Kerr and published IN
This nlace. we find the following highly
complimentary paragraph of Col. Milton
Tor1es- as a gentleman and faithful and
efficient officer:
ssIt has generally been the custom with
both the Republican and Democratic par
ties, in this State, to give an officer Sc
cond nomination, if he has been prompt
and efficient in the discharge of his du-
ties, and he desired it. This being so we
are surprised to see so many of the lead
ing Republican papers demanding the
head of Col. Barnes, the present Secrata-
ry of State, in the Cincinnati convention
on the 18th inst. The Col. has doubtless
made US good officer. No fault has been
found with him in the discharge of his
duties, and he is certainly one of the most
2naDIe OF gentlemen. That the Colonel
Is TO be set aside, seems to be q foTegone
conclusion, and the reason is this: He is
too pronounced upon the temperance
question to be available. The men who
handle the wires and controlled the nom
nations know that nine out of every ten
Of their avOwed temperance men will sup
port an anti, but the beer element of their
party will not support straight out and
out temperance man like Col. Barnes ;
hence he must be beheaded.'
AS Col. Barnes was re-nominated at the
State Convention last week by acclama-
ton, there being no opposition to his
nomination, we hope, therefore, that
brother Kerr will dry up his crocodile
tears, and as the editor and the Democrat
ic party are such pronounced temperance
men lin a horn), they will hail the nom
ination of Col. Barnes, by acclamation,
with joy and gladness, and give their in
| fuence and their votes for his election.
Now, brother Kerr, after what you have
said in the paragraph above quoted, don't
go back on Col. Barnes, and by your fu-
ture acts and paragraphs stultify all the
fine things you have said about Colonel
! Barnes.
But, an evil genius at our elbow, who
is not a betting man, but says, if he was
he would bet his boots that if Kerr haC
not been fooled into the belief that thu
Republicans were not going to renomi.
nate Col. Barnes he never would have
said such nice things about the Colonel.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-06-20
Cram shipment.

There was shipped from the principal
grain-shipping points in the United States
between the first and 9TH of June, east,
forty millions of bushels of corn, and
during the same time, thirty millions of
bushels of wheat. A car will hold 400
bushels of wheat or corn; it therefore
required 175, 900 cars to carry the grain.
A car is two rods long,and without count
ing the space of the couplings, the train
to carry this immense amount of grain
would be one thousand and ninety-three
miles long. This, perhaps, shows greater
amount of commerce from the interior to
the great commercial marts in the United
States, in grain alone than anyone has an
idea of. Now, suppose we add to this
the amount of other commodities that are
shipped on our thousands Of railroads,
and we have train of cars that could
scarcely find standing room, in line, on
the continent,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-06-20

Now that the silver bill has passed, and
new silver dollars are being coined to the
amount of three or four millions a month
in addition to the free coinage of gold,
and the bill prohibiting the contraction
of the greenbaek currency has passed,
and the National banks are authorized to
issue freely, we see no reason for asking
Congress to repeal the resumption act
II silver coin was still demonetized, and
no provision made to prevent the con-
traction of greenbacks, we would to-day
be in favor of the repeal of the resump-
ton law. The currency question ought
to be regarded as finally settled. The ac'
complishment of the two measures tC
which we have referred, together witt
the fact that there is large balance O1
trade with foreign countries in our favor
will render resumption not only possible
but easy, and agitation on this subjec
should now cease. Let it have rest anC
the business interests of the country will
become settled and prospered.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-06-20

At the Convention in Cincinnati, last
week, the following gentlemen were
chosen as Congressional Committee for
this (9th) District:
From Delaware county, W. T. Watson
Fayette, VIM. Millikan; Franklin, VIM.
Nash; Madison, VIM. Toland; Pickaway,
Nelson J. Turney.
The committee met at the Grand Hotel
and organized as follows:
Chairman-NelsOn ]. Turney, of Pick.
away county.
Secretary-Wm. Nash, of Franklin
county.
The place Of holding the Convention
will be Columbus; the basis of represen.
tation will be one delegate for each 1ot
votes cast for President Hayes in 1875
and one delegate for fraction Of 80 vote
or more.
The convention is to be held at TIM
hereafter to be agreed upon, at meeting
of the Committee, to be held at the cal
Of the Chairman.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-06-20
The Revolutionary movement.

Ihe ReFOtuElOmaFY move mSAGs
Cincinnati Gazette, 18th inst.
The bottom has been knocked out of
the Potter conspiracy. It had for its OBJ
ject the removal of Hayes and the seating
of Tilden, by revolutionary Methods
The same conspiratOrs, with the same OBJ
ject in view, sought TO prevent the COM
pletion of the Electoral count in 1871
That plot was defeated by Southern DEM
ocrats who refused to be bound by caucus
dictation. They insisted upon standing
by the result of the action of Congress,
c0ncurred in by both parties. Forty-four
Southern members took this ground and
succeeded. The country was then upon
the verge of serious trouble, probably
civil war, and Notwithstanding stirring
protests from business men in all sections,
nearly all the Northern Democrats ia
vored the reputation of the Electoral
arrangement. Included in this list of
repudiationists were the two Representa-
tixes from this county, Sayler and Ban
ming.
The next move was thu so-called Potter
| investigation. This had the support of
the Northern Democratic members of the
House with one exception, and nearly all
the Southern Democrats were forced to
| support it, but by many of those who
voted for it it was not approved, and Mr..
Alex. II. Stephens stepped promptly to
| the front, denounced the conspiracy and
| defied the cOnspiratOrs. He proved con-
clusively that the object of the movement
was revolution, and properly character
lied it as an attempt to MexicaniZe the
politics of this country. The same ground
was taken by Judge Key in a ringing
manly open letter to the public. These
letters struck the keynote of public SEN
timent, North and South, and from nc
sections were the protests more decided
than from the South.
The result is an overwhelming defeat
of the conspirators. The House of Rep
| resentatives, by an overwhelming maj jor-
ity, knocked the bottom out of the Potter
conspiracy. The conspirators, in the face
of public sentiment, as powerful and
overwhelming as the waves of the mighty
ocean in a storm, were forced to surren'
der, and in their surrender evidence Of
| panic was exhibited. Out of the whole
batch only fourteen voted against the sur
render.
But, thanks to the patriotism of thu
country, the conspiratOrs have been de
feated, and so badly and overwhelmingly
defeated that they surrendered in panic
The country has thus had an opportu
nifty to see the character of the Democrat
ic leaders in its true light, and the peopl
will have an opportunity this fall to rem
der a verdict against that party through
the ballOt-box. That it will be rendere
with an emphasis and with stunning ef
feet we have no doubt.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-06-20
New York Live stock Market.


BEEF CATTLE-The receipts for to-day
were :, 1850 head, making the total receipts
for the week II $50 head, against II, ,140
head last week. Prices dropped more
than 1lc, and the market closed heavy at
the decline. Some course stillers went as
low as &c, to dress 30 lbs, and some
through Texans at the same figure; other
Texans, about 20 carloads, at IL @8Ac,
to dress 65@56 lbs; common to medium
native steers, part stillers, 734@SAc, to
dress 55@56 lbs; fair to good Western
steers, 9@1Oc, to dress 56 lbs; prime and
extra, 1O1l@l016c, to dress 56@57 lbs; fat
still-fed Colorado steers, 1 200 lbs, Sc, to
dress Sc lbs. Exporters took nearly ], 200
| head, including cars Texans, at 914@
| IO1Ic. to dress 56@57 lbs for natives, and
| SIC for Texans; shipments for the week,
l ,275 head alive and 1900 quarters OF
| beef.
! SHEEP AND LAAIBs-The receipts for to-
day were $500 head making the total re-
ceipts for the week 28, 900 head, against
| 80, 800 head for the same time last week.
| Lambs dull at about former figures.
| Sheep fell off at least 14c, and closed weak
at 3@4c, common to good; ~ @5ac, prime
and fancy, and 571a@615e, Southern and
| Western lambs.
| HoGs-The receipts for to-day were
12,500 head making the total receipts fol
the past week %, $50 head against 29, ,14C
head for last week. The market was dull
at So 8O@3 80, with carload of 185 lbs
at SO 80.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-06-20

THE Democratic newspapers, and poll
titians, are afraid that General Grant will
be candidate for the Presidency in 1880.
They have good reasons for being afraid
of Grant, for whenever his name is men
toned it brings up fresh remembrances
of the victories he won over the rebels
and their Democratic allies, in their
bloody war upon the Government; and
still later the glorious triumphs he gained
over the same belligerant elements in two
sanguinary conflicts tor the highest honor
in the gift of the people. Is it to be won
dered at, in view Of these little incidents
in American history, that the Democratic
party should be afraid Of Grants power
and popularity among the people who
make Presidents.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-06-20

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Bronchitis, Consumption, severe Coughs
and Colds, Hoarseness, or any throat OF
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give you trial bottle free Of cost, or reg
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