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The Ottawa free trader., 1885-08-22

in the East, to purchase his fall stock Of
goods, which he promises his customers and
the public generally to be one Of the finest,
most elegant lot of goods ever brought to
the Ottawa market.
UNITED.-Wiliam Hottinger, a member Of
Fitzgerald's band, and Miss Lydia Corner,
both of this city, were married at the resi-
dence of f. Gleim Wednesday morning, Rev.
o. II. Barnard performing the ceremony. A
number of friends were present to offer their
congratulations.
HARRISON. Olive N. Harrison, of
Granville, sister Of J. d. Harrison, Of the
Arion auartette, has been engaged as teacher
Of vocal music in the city schools the COM
ing year. She comes highly recommended
as a graduate of q celebrated school Of music
the Boston Conservatory.
PRINcEroNIrEs.-Ap party of ladies and
gentlemen drove over from Princeton Thurs
day to see the sights in and around Ottawa.
They registered at the Clifton, where they
remained that night, as follows: Misses
Emma Hagen, Kate and Luela Crater, Ora
7. Field and ]. Henry Phillips, Henry Cob
liner, N. Z. Morris and j. F. Cauffman.
PHIpps who attended the concert
at the Congregational church on Friday eve
ming of last week were especially delighted
at the rendition, by Miss Mabel Phipps, of
LISTS arrangement of Mendelssohn's Wed
ding March, introduced in the Fairy Dance.
The performance was really wonderful con-
sidering that Miss Phipps is but Is years of
The Ottawa free trader., 1885-08-22
B. +. LINCOLN,

.fTUfWrVs NJ I|TIIs
EINAL SErTLEMENT.-EsTATEo OF ANsEL DEWEY,
Il DECEAsRD.-Notice Is hereby given Ia al per-Ons
Interested in said estate that the undersigned Executors
of the last Will and testament OF said Anse Dewey,
deceased viii appear before the Probate Court Of the
county OF La Sale and state Of Illinois. at the County
Court House, in Ottawa In said county. on Monday,
2lst day Of September A. d ls' for the purp9se Oh
rendering account of their proceedings in the admin
istratUn uf said estate for the nnal settlement
Dated at Ottawa this 2lst day of August lSs1
SAMUEL +. DEWEY,
MILTON a. DEWEY.
ATTEST: A. T. BARTELs. Executors
Clerk prohats Court Ia Sale CO. Ill augl2-5w
The Ottawa free trader., 1885-08-22

The La Sale Dem.- Press says that on last
Monday young lady of Deer Tark shot a
choice wild cat with revolver weighing 2OO
pounds. Any other girl would have used
howitzer as more convenient. Blu; Of course
it's no uncommon trick at all for a Deer Park
girl to carry around 20U-lb. revolver in her
vest pocket.
The Ottawa free trader., 1885-08-22

L'INAL sETTLEMENT-EsTATE or PKI ER II. DIch.
L DESE.sED..-NOtice Is hereby given 10 all Ier
sons Interested n said estate the undrrsigned tN
ecutor Of the last will and testament Of sad Peter H.
Dick dereased, viii appear before the frobae Court
of the county Of La Sale and Of Illinois at the
County Court HOUSE. in Ottawa, IN said county on Mon
day. the Dist day Of September D. lS Tor Tire purse
Of rendering of his proceedings IN the ad-
mhstratiOn Of said estate for the tnsl settlement
Dated at Ottawa, this 18th day VI Augl st lss5.
LEWIS L. shEEL-
attest: A. 7. BARTELs, Executor.
CLERK Probate Court La Sale Co. Ill. aug2:-Sv
The Ottawa free trader., 1885-08-22
BIDS FOR COAL.

Sealed Bids for furnishing the Court House and JAN
with ump and slack coal for the ensuing year will be
received by the committee until Monday, August Sls
1885 Each bid must be accompanied by an approved
hond for the sum of fve hundred dollars for the faith
mi performance of the contract. The committee re-
serve the right to reject any and all Bids
JOIF F. REED, Chdrnidn Com;
Ottawa, ILL.,, Aug. II, 1885. Nv
The Ottawa free trader., 1885-08-22
GlIIF0RNIl E XCURSION s

Pamphlets descriptive of California and the cheap.
A PHILLIPS & GO. ~ Clark 81, CHICAGO iLl-
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-30
Two Southern Girls.
Graenspille News.

Greensville News.
Robert Yergin, a one-armed
ex-Confederate soldier of Diel's
Township, Laurens, s. O., has %
daughter of whom he can be
very proud. She has for several
years acted as engineer, running
her fathers engine t9 gin cot
ton, using her books ever while
at the engine for s~elf-improve-
ment. By her self-application,
energy and industry, she has
made money enough to educate
herself, first teaching, then at
tending SCHOOL, She is now in
the graduation class of the
Columbia Female College, has
been selected to write her class
yaledictory address, and holds
the position of first honor in her
class. Miss Yergin is now sew
enteen years of age, handsome
and intellectual. She bids fair
to run a bright and useful career
in a lady's proper sphere. Miss
Mary Yergin's younger sister,
Miss Lilah; fourteen years OF
age, now runs her fathers en-
CINE and promises to follow in
her sisters footsteps.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-30
Lands! Lands! Lands
Title Guaranteed
For Sale,
On Terms to Suit Purchasers.

NEAR VILE PLATE.
Description. acres.
Lot 7, section A, townsh 4 rye 2 east ITO
CoULEE CROCHE.
Near Diaon GToUe.
f. / Of W | sec %, t z q range q east 1885
W of s W sec %, 2 8 range 3 sast So.SS
N e / sec and n 9 I of . Q I Of see 3D.
N g / sec and n of n W secg27, Y
r 8 east, containing. 442.96
Lots / and Q of sec q, t8 rye 3 east Q
w of n e / of sec "a, t8sr3e...-.. 30
BELLEVUE.
S e / of $ e of see 8; s " ofswa,
and lots A and Z of sec 2 t7sr3e,
west of the Montgomery plantation
S Q of 9 | Of sec S;.s W of 9 "
of sec 8; Q / of 8 W Of aec i0-sil
in t7sr3 east, containing:.:...- sSs.S4
NEAR POINT LYONS.
Lot No 3 and n . ! of 8 Q of sec 30, t
8 r 5 east, containing..--..--.-..- SO.0S
NEAR AND EAST OF CIR. COTEAv
Lot No / of sec 6 t s T 5 east--...... i3.4s
PRAIRIE HAYES.
N W / of $ W / of sec rs Q ofse3
of 9 !, and s 9 / of Q I of sec 26, t
SsrIe Q, COMMUNICATING. t6o.SS
Lots 8 and 4 of section %; lots ], 2
and 8 of sec IS and lots ! and 2 of
sec SO, t 8 s r east, containing. .. 1916
Lots ., 3 and a n " offs 9 and n
g ! of 9 W / of sec &c, t 8 S + / east l62
N " / of W of sec IS; 9 D of j . of
n Q of sec &c, tSsrl east,.-...-. i6O.3s
+ further information, apply to
E. D. ESTILETTE,
At the office of EstiIette g. DuprS,
jal4 Attys at Law, Opelousas, LIE.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-30

English c9nsols, which have
of late been the most watched
quotation OH the market of the
world, amount in value to g.
500 900, 900, on which the an
nuaI interest is $145, 0O0, 900.
They constitute a perpetual obi
CATION of the United Kingdom,
bearing three per cent. interest
aud representing an irredeem-
able principal. For seven years
back they have not been quot
ed as low as at present, their
fluctuations being confined to
90 and 100. The idea
of fhe consol, aud wherein il
differs from orr national debt.
is that the principal may vary in
the amount, but the interest
never. The word cousol, by tbs
way, is an abreviation of con-
solidated securities"
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-30
Town Property for Sale.

MH RESIDENCE in Opelousas, t~wo-storiss
IvH with five rooms and hall, brick kitchen
and pantry attached, servants house, c~istern,
well, stable, crib, etc, and half square Of
ground with tenement house, ~subdivided into
Yard, garden and lots-buiidings all new, and
Of cypress. Price, &SS0O-$l500 cash,
balance on terms to suit purchasers.
Nav I9. &c. DUSON.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-30

It is said that the husband of
a fashionable lady in Chicago
asked the police to run her in
that he might have, all inter
view and ask about the children.
She was on the 60 SO much that
he hadn't seen her for twelve
DAYS.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-30
Gen. Jackson's Compliments.

w. G.. E. in Chicago Times.
[ think that it was on the day
of Port Republic (if my memory
be not at faulty that Stonewall
Jackson had ordered A. P. Hill
to take a certain position and
hold it. He and some of his
staff were sitting on horseback
on the top Of hill, in a drizs
cling rain, trying to see what
was going on in various parts
Of the field. "Jackson," as one
of the staff recently said, was
the dingiest looking man in the
crowd, as usual; he had on the
same old cape, that was once
grey, but was now a yellowish
brown, the same old clothes that
he had worn when he brought
those cadets from the institute
on that hot day, and the same
cap whose brim had hid the
clock from his vision OH that
day; and the water poured OH
him at every corner, and off bis
angular, raW-boned sorrel THAT
he bought from a drove at Har-
per's Ferry for 5000 in gold, and
which is now one of the curiosi-
ties at the New Orleans exhibi7
tion) and did not, improve the
general appearance of the mo-
tionless figures. s
A. P. Hill was holding an iml
portant position, andsthe enemy
knew it, and were making things
hot for. him. Finally an aid
came up at a gallop.
"Gen. Jackson, Gen Hill pre-
sents his compliments and says
that his ammunition is getting
wet and he wishes to know il
he cannot retire." There was nc
silent debate on Jaekson's part
almost Immediately came the
answer "Give my compli'
ments to Gen. Hill, and tell hin
that the enemy's ammunition is
getting just as wet as his. Wa
ter won't hurt his bayonets."
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-30

Auditor Steele promises to
consider the subject of high IL
censes for liquor dealers and
submit his opinions in his next
annual report
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-30

Riel, the half-breed leader of
the Canadian Instruction, has
been discovered to be an Amer
lean citizen by adoption, and
was a Republican politician in
Montana in 1928.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-30
FOR SALE

ON ADVANTAGEOUS TERMS.
VTVHE splendid property tlate residence Of
r Valadel situated opposite the Catho-
lie Church, Opelousas, consisting Of two lots,
an excellent dwelling house. Kitchen, Q car
rage house, barn, stable, vegetable and how
er garden and orchard-ai in perfect erdss-
Apply to = pFppoDYN
Oct. Cd. 1880 W Opelousas.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-30
For Sale or Rent.

nNE of the most desirable residences in
~ Op~elousas; ample gronnds-yard, lot,
orchard, garden and small feld-comprising,
together, about IA acres of land, all under
fence. improvements consist of tWo-story
dwelling, brick basement, containing nine
rooms; outbuildings, kitchen, servants rooms
etc, In good order. This property will be sold
very low for cash, or on favorable terms. For
further particulars apply ut this office.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-30

The work of removing "offen-
sive partisans in the depart
ments in Washington has COM
menced. The Sixth Auditors
office is the scene of the first de-
capitations.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-30

1 ODl7C Send s cents for postage and re.
III FnsLI. ceive free, . costly box Of goods
which viii help you TO more money right away
than ANYTHING else in this world. All, Of either
sax. succeed fron. first hour. The bread road g
fortune opens before the workers, absolutely
sure, At once address, TRUE q Co.
19s Augusta, Maine.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-30

Whatever else may be said
about the Chinese, no one can
truthfully say that he ever saw
one who parted his hair in the
middle.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-30

The President has removed
seven of Mahone's henchmen
from Virginia postoffices. Dem
ocrats i'm the Old DGSai}inion are
more hopeful.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-30

If a praying machine were
invented, many would use it it
it did not take too much time
from business to wind it up.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-30

Not one pound of tea enter
ing New York last year came
OH a ship flying the American
fac.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-30

Among the recent appoint
ments made by the President is
that of a colored physician Of
New York City as minister to
Hayti.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-30
UNNECESSARY

UNNECESSARY TROUBLE
Type-writing machines are COM
ing into general use among bus
mess men who have All extern
sive correspondence. An anus
ing incident growing ont OF
their use was related to us re-
Gently by a gentleman Of this
borough. He received a bust
ness letter from man in q
neighboring county, and the
reply was written on a type
writer. In a few days the cor
respondent wrote again to our
friend, prefacing his letter with
this You needn't go to the
expense Of getting the letters
printed that you send me | can
read writing = Wellsboro Agi-
tator.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-30

The Egyptian obelisk. which
Was for d time the wonder OF
New York, and the importation
0f which cost VIM. e. Wander
bilt $4,000, has dropped ali
most wholly out Of notice.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-30
CANCER CURED

Try C. Al. Hooper, with his celebrated can
u Ger remedy successfully applied in this
parishin numerous remarkable cases. AHcalls
promptly attended TO. Treatment Of skin dis
eases and piles a speciality. Satisfactory re-
~ferences given if required. Office and resi-
dence, Pineville, Rapides Parish, La.
March 28* CA. HOOPER.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-30
Printing Office For Sale.

A COMPLETE outfit for printing q seven
IN column newspaper. Press, Type, Cases,
Stands, Etc, all in good order, being the ma
terial used for the publication of the Wash.
ington Enterprise and Nesos. VIII be sold
cheap. Apply st this Office.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-30

lii TIVE parishes, Lincoln and
Morehousa, the question has
arisen whether q town license to
sell liquor will protect the vend-
OF nom prosecution after the
parish has voted to refuse the
license. In both parishes the
judges have charged the grand
jurfes that the town license
does not protect the vendor.
Monroe Bulletin.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-30
A RARE CHANCE
Land at q Bargain.

Land at a B@R@@1Ms
a SPLENDID tract of 500 acres Of land
n part wood and part cleared, about throS
miles east of .Opelousas, on Bayou Teche, VIII
be sold very cheap for cash. This is 8 bargain
such as is seldom offered, and TO . party. hsy-
ing the cash will prove o most profitable ~
vestment. For particulars apply at this O.
fee or to C. Donate, Opelousas. dlSsa
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-30

Old papers for sale at this
office.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-30
For Sale.

a FINE RESIDENCE, with unnecessary
"A outbuildings and improvements, and suf
fcient land for a small farm, adjoining the
corporate limits of Opelousas, will be sold
cheap. Apply at this Office. dl3tf
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-30

So far as the Democratic par
IN is concerned, Logan's cleo
ton is about the best thing that
could have come out of Illinois.
Gen. Logan is a political corpse
of two eras. Out Of the slave
hunting Democracy Of the North
he died, to be born again into
the Republican party, to become
again a cold corpse and q petrl-
fed Renaissance Of Q fading
Observation-Disclosures Avail
Eamche.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-30

tAIlM more money than at anything else by
WIN taking ansagency for the best selling
book out. Beginners succeed grandly. None
fail. Terms free. HALLETT Book Co,
Ia Portland, Maine.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-30

Y Yes, said the dudeling, as
.he gathered himself Up, che
hardest thing about roller skat-
ing il the floor
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-30

sfkVhy Is it called the honey
moon asks an exchange.
Honey. because it is full Of
cells. and moon, because =
{ comes high.n Throw another
one at us.-Yonkers Statesman
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-30

~
Hon. @. B. Steele, State Au-
ditor, has forwarded to the as
SCISSORS and board of reviewers
Of each parish through which
railroad lines pass a statement
showing the assessment of rail
road property in other States,
which is intended to assist them
il arriving ut the value of such
property situated in this State.
The rate Of assessment in Ala
bama is from $4,000 to $4,000
per mile, exclusive of rolling
stock; Tennessee, $4,000 to
$4,000, including appnrtenan-
ces and proportionate amount
of rolling stock Texas, $4,000
to $1,000 per mile.
Some idea Of how the poor
are housed ID Philadelphia may
be CLEANED from the story which
d poor mobner told before a
magistrates court in that city
Saturday. Her home was in q
cellar, aud she had to sit up all
night to keep the rats from her
children.
Francis IA. Drexel, the Phila-
delphia banker, bequeathed ten
per cent Of his estate to o num-
Der Of Catholic charities. These
institutions have already receiv.
ed. S74O,OOO, and it is thought
the sum will be carried to
round million when the estate il
closed up.
When the South Carolln;
State House is completed i WI
be second to none III the Unite'
States except the Capitol at Al
bany.
Tie census of Washington ia
ken BY the local authorize
shows a population Of 2O4,5Oo.
-
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-30

Tie census of Washington ta-
ken By the local authorities
shows 8 population Of 204, 300.
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-23
YellOWs in Peaches Cured.

JUDGING from the experience o
the last few years it would seem al
if the peach belt was moving south
or rather that the ''yellows, wer,
not only killing the trees now on the
land in upper Kent county, but were
leaving poison in the ground that
renders it unfit for the growth Of
trees in the future The following
article from the Gardeners Monthlh
would indicate that a remedy had
been found, and it will be read with
interest by our farmets:
Every practical gardener knows
that sulphur is always fatal to the
lowet organisms, though wholly in
nocuous as against the higher forms
Of life, and it requiees only the sug-
gestion to use that on fungus below
ground which had been so effectual
on fungus above. The only wonder
is that nobody has thought to try
sulphur on the root fungus rs a rom
edy for tine 'yellows' before. Prob
ably it has come about because those
who have suffered are chiefly among
those who have no regard for those
who are fungus mad and who are
quite sure that nothing is known re-
Oardin0 this disease
1t has been learned by careful in
vestigation that yellows is a disease
resulting from the attacks of para
site upon the roots. The peach, the
white pine, the Norway spruce, the
rhododendron and many others, suf-
fer from attacks of parasite which
many experiments have shown that
it is identical with that which
causes the disease in the peach tree.
After the attack on the root species
of fungoidal ferment seems to per-
wade the entire tree, so that buds
taken from an affected plant, and
used fer inoculating other stock, and
even the seeds have spread the con-
tagion. A spadeful of earth from
near diseased peach tree, and per-
meated with the spawn Of the fun
gus, will transfer the yellows to other
trees near which the earth may be
placed"
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-23
GREENWOOD.

Mr.. A. Welch has shipped to Phila
delphia and has sold there his mil
teams-fOur horses ard four mules
on account of the dullness of the Ium,
Der business, and is likely to shut down
his mill in short time, much to the
regret of his employees.
Mr.. Henry Pratt died near here on
the 2lst inst, aged about ~ years. His
death seems to have been the result OF
general debility.
The frequent changes of weather is
retarding work on G. w. Jones' large
buildings, much to the discontinue
of some of his prospective tenants.
Mr.. E. P. Wiley has begun dwell
ing, to be completed by March, for
Frank Cole, and j. C. Barrack has ono
contracted for to go up on his farm in
the spring.
Our merchants complain of dull
times, but have hopes that taade will
revive as spring opens. J. NJ. H.
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-23
RAILROlD NESTING,

About forty persons gathered il
Reedy's Hall, on Tuesday evening, t,
discuss the first amendment to tn,
constitution empowering the Legisla,
ture to pass a general Incorporation
Act, but excepting railroads and canals
J. j. Rosa was elected chairman, and
stated that the object of the meeting
was to discuss the amendment, and il
the part excepting railroads and ca
nails from the general law was injur-
ious, to request the Legislature not to
pass the amendment. Mr.. w. p.
Corsa spoke in opposition to the
amendment in its present shape. He
thought that any parties who wished
to build a railroad should be allowed
to do so. Special acts should be
avoided as they led to corruption, and
charters granted under them had been
used to prevent the building of roads
that were needed, as the road from
Dover to Milford, and from Queens
town to Harrington. Rev. J. S Will
lis endorsed and strengthened Mr.
COrsas arguments, and the following
preamble and resolution was passed
WHEREAS, We have seen the inter-
est manifested during the past quarter
of a century in the several States of
the Union upon the matter of trans
portatiOn; and have marked how leg
in compliance with public
demands, has more and more tended
away from special laws and toward
general enactnIeuts, and
WHEREAS, Those States that for
merlY chartered railroads by special /.
laws, and have changed their policy TO /
the chartering by general laws. have |
no desire to reverse their action, but /.
are prOspering, with a better service Of I
railroads also prOspering, and
WHEREAS, The State of Delaware .
has no desire to take a step backward, /
BY embOdying in her organic law a
special amendment prohibiting the
of railroads, except in ways
hat Il majority of the States have con
lemned as OuerOus to the people, un-
ust 20 railroads, and destructive of
State growth, therefore
RESOLVED, That we earnestly petit
ion the Legislature of Delaware, i'm
ession at Dover, to reject the first pro-
,Osed amendment to the Constitution,
nd to propose another amendment
imilar in all respects, without any eX-
-cP0nn of railroads and canals; to the
'ud that we may heye an ample Cen
raj Incorporation Aev. Sl'I - j
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-23
FOR SALE!
VALUABLE Real ESTATE.
Property of James 3. Davis, Deceased, on !
Saturday, FEB. A. '85,
AZ Lowery's Hotel, at O'Clock.

1st.-Farm known as the Ezekiel FitzGerald
Farm, " adjoining lands OF Gov John ". Hall and
Others in Milford Neck. Containing So acres,
more or less, good dwelling, water, barn and
stables
2nd.-A tract known IS the own. Hall Land, -
containing forty-seven-and-a-half acres. more or
less, situated in Milford Neck, near the FitzGerald
Farm, and opposite the farm Of James Lynch.
ard-A tract of land purchased from Joseph C.
Morgan and wife, Of Cedar Creek Hundred. Ad-
joining land Of Elias shockley aud others. Con-
tanning yentyeight-and-a-half acres. more or
less. and "a one e-and-a-half-story house.
4th.A tract Of land containing twelve-and a.
half acres, more or less on the Wlliamsville road
and adjoining land of W NV Dorsey and others;
known as the Henry Clarllson Land"
5th.-A two-story frame Granary, with the land,
containing about 4 of an acre, more or less, ad-
joining property Of Henry d. Fiddcman and the
heirs Of Beihuel Watson, deceased; known as the
CannerY; in tenure OF J ohm Dana.
Gth.-Two one-and-a-half story Houses and
land. containing about IS Of acre, more or less;
situated on Davis Alley, near the CannerY
fl&l.- Il iH AeM uoAult nNtllu8 ilhuFes AoIutf
Front Street and Davis Alley; now occupied by A.
B. Prcttyman. Containing six rooms each, with
out buildings, and 4 of an acre ground, more or
less.
sth.-JS interest in the residence Of the late Jas.
3. Davis, adjoining property OF VIM. E. Truitt.
9th "A Dwelling bought Of John D. Eubanks
md wife; situated on West Street, near Second.
Containing q OF an acre of ground, more or less.
iOtb.-Intcrest in Company Marsh, lying and
being in Milford Hundred, on Mispilhon Creek.
Containing 1919 acres, more or less. Bought Of
John D. Eubanks.
11ih-A certain piece OF marsh bought from the
,eirs of Clement Houston. sr.. deceased, contain
ng 1-G part of 2isE acres, more or less. Lying
IN Mispilion Creek and Pond Gut.
Titles indisputable. TO be sold by
1-fG.st GEO. S. GRIER.