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Year: 1870

Thursday last, about 2 o'clock A. NJ, a stranger
OF not very prepossessing appearance called at
the Park House, in this city, and called for
lodgings. The night watchman gave him room
IN the third story. At about four o'clock cou-
pie OF gentlemen waiting for the early morning
train in the hotel office, took short walk out
upon the street, and on returning discovered
smoke Issuing from window in the third story
of the Park House. and at once rushed in and
gave the alarm of fire, arousing the people with.
In. On reaching the locality of the fire the por-
ter met the suspicious lodger coming down
stairs in an apparently highly indignant mood
exclaimng, "By you want to smother me
out, do you,' Reaching his room it was found
that the lamp was standing in the middle of the
floor, all the bed clothes piled upon it and live
ly confagration going on, which in two more
minutes would have caused the destruction of
not only the Park House, but probably of the
entire block OF frame buildings around il a. we'll
a. there Is no knowing how many Of the fifty or
sixty people asleep about the premises To add
to the fendishness Of the proceeding, the fellow
refused to throw water on the fire, when bucket
was handed him, and a window was found rails.
ed leading on to a roof OF a lower part of the
mouse, SO as to enable him TO escape; but the hip
roof was SO high that there was not room enough
tor him 10 get out, so he had to 90 out through
the door. He ieigned drunkenness, said he had
lost $50 in the room by the FIRE, and threatened
to sue Mr. Day, the landlord, for the amount
and pretended TO pick up some change on the
floor, and Mr.. Day did find, to corroborate the
story, ohe dollar counterfeit hill. Under the bed
were found several brickbats as if, when danger
of arrest might come when caught in the act to
defend himself. He had not been arrested a..
last accounts, though still in town.


The man referred to above as having set fire
to the Park House, was indicted BY the grand
jury, yesterday afternoon, and is now in jail.
Year: 1870

THE REAsoS.-That beautiful pine flag pole
on the fair grounds was not raised because it was
too green, and would soon have become crooked
The pole is yellow pine, 100 foot long. painted
in red, white and blue, in three sections, and
surmouuted on the top by gilt ball.
Year: 1870

ABOUT CARPErs-We have often spoken of
those superior carpets at John Stout's We give
proof of the excellence of his carpsS in the fact
that lately a gentleman from Marseilles, being
in want OF some good carpeting, hunted all over
Ottawa, and couldn't find any to suit him at any
price, and had abandoned the idea, and was
about TO order some from Chicago, when friend
.persuaded him to look through the stock at
Stout's. He did, and there, in three minutes,
found exactly what pleased him, and better
and cheaper article than ne found elsewhere
in the city.
Year: 1870

New HARDWARE SToRE.-iaeberlin Bros.
have opened new hardware and tin store, at
No. 10 Main St, two doors below hneussrs drug
store. We have had many years experience in
the business, and hope we are as well able to
please the public as any one in the business in
this city. We buy none but the best stock, and
our goods are all new and of the first quality
and shall be sold at the lowest market prices.
We keep a general assortment of stoves, full
line of tin ware, and such shelf goods as are usu.
ally found in any first class establishment. We
ask no iavors, but simply invite all to come and
see and learn our prices.


UAEHERLIN BROS.
Year: 1870

Griffith " Son are by no mean. out of boots
and shoes, notwithstanding the large demand
upon their stock last week. They have still have
an rnbroken assortment, and will always be
ready to furnish any sort of fine boot, shoe or
Gaiter any one may call for
Year: 1870

The City MILLs-It is not so generally
known as it should be that this establishment is
under new sdmistration, Mr.. Jere. Sample
being the Superintendent. Under his supervi..
ion the interior has gone through process of
re'htting, re-arranging and repairing which has
wonderfully improved everything. The machine.
ry has been repaired wherever needed, and now
everything works with clock.work regularity and
precision. A new shutting machine has been
put up. which competent judges pronounce the
best in La Sale county.


Mr.. Sample does not claim to do Me best work
in the country, but will do as good work as can
be done anywhere in this county. He has now
on hand large lot of the finest red winter wheat
and No. spring wheat in Ottawa, and is pre-.
pared TO make good flour as can be found in
this market, and al as reasonable prices


Particular attention will be given to custom
work, and honest dealing with farmers shall Se
strict and exact rule at the City Mills In short,
Mr.. Sample, having good reputation among
the farmers of La Sale county, is determined
hat no act of his shall forfeit their good opinion,
and no pains will be spared to please every one
who does business at the City Mills.
Year: 1870

Poor Mungen, says the Washing
ton correspondent of the Commercial,
didn't get the three hundred dollars


which the son of prominent Repub-
lican had to pay for the cadetship in
his control. The money was gobbled
by the Democratic District Commit
tee. The Committee will plead in
extenuation, no doubt, as did White
more, that the money was spent for
the good of the party in the District.
Year: 1870

THE Greensboro Monitor designates
the admission of a colored man to a
seat in the United States Senate as
"the consummation of the nations
degradation" The Monitor will talk
differently before the campaign Is
over. We admonish the Monitor.
Year: 1870

The OWensboro Monitor does not
aseribe the decline in gold to the
three million bales of cotton. It says
the Radicals have made times so hard,
and greenback rags SO scarce that the
people can scarcely pay their taxes,
much less buy gold. 1t seems that
Democratic doctors disagree as to the
real cause of the country's recovery.
Year: 1870

Our Kentucky exchanges report
quite a migration Of negroes from
various portions of that State to Indi-
ana. We presume the colored men
come because they experience better
treatment and can make more money.
Year: 1870

their soil and mines. Tie destiny
'ot these parts Of the world, and Of
the races which inhabit them, Is to
be decided by the Influences that
shall proceed from the United
States and China.
Year: 1870

AT q meeting of the Philadelphia
Trades Union Anti Coohe League. held
on Monday, the following were adopted ::


ResokUed, That on behalf of the work.
ing classes Of this country, we do hereby
petition the President Of the United States
his Cabinet, members Of the Senate and
Congress of the United States. and mem
bers of the Legislature of the different
States. to use the power and influence OF
the positions assigned them by the people
to assist W and make all needful laws ts
forever keep the blighting and whitening
curse OF slavery IN any shape or form from
our midst; and by so doing they will ever
be remembered by grateful and Chris
tan people. -.-..-..........


Resolved, That the working classes will
not patronlZe any person or persons who
may carry on any manufacturing business
OF whatever kind, or any person or per
sons who may directly or Indirectly pat
ronlze said places where coolie labor has
been OF may be introduced, as in all eases
where the same has been done like mum
ber Of the intelligent working people have
been cast aside to give place for the Chi
nese heather slaves.


Resolved, That we do hereby invite the
cooperation of all good citizens to assist
Us in our earnest endeavors to stay this
demorahzing and debasipg traffic from
feing further carried ont. and to show the
scoundrels who would dare to introduce q
new system of slavery upon the American
people that it not safe to tamper with
the future destinies of this country, We
having full and distinct knowledge of
what the American slave system has cost
us In men and treasure
Year: 1870

TIE holder of hundred thousand
dollars worth Of bonds does not help to
pay, in taxes, the policemen who guard
them from being stolen. He does not as
sist to pay for the repair of the roads over
which his splendid equipage rolls, nor for
the public schools in which his children
are educated That, under law, is done
for him by the farmer, the mechanic, and
the laborer. The Democracy are in favos
of stopping all this, and compelling ali
men TO pay their just share Of taxation.
What say the people Shall it be done
DEN. ----.-h-
Year: 1870

disprove their own calumnies. These men
are not only waging war upon the rights
and interests of the whole State, but also
upon the city if they cut down the right
full population of the city, they cut down
the rightful political power of the State
New York suffers severely by her consti-
tutional representation in the Senate,
where her fom millions of people count no
more than one-fortieth part of her popula-
Year: 1870

They declared that these inequalities
were apparent, not real. They urged that
the growth of the city had been SO great
that this quota called for no more than its
fair share Of men. They also insisted that
the character of the population of the
city Of New York was such that there
was larger proportion there than else
where liable to do military duty. Now, I
Year: 1870

people be to govern themselves.
But without system of fret public
instruction, where would tie COM
mon education come from?


There is great reason to bethankr
full not only for the Common Schools
we have, but for the fact th& the
American people so generallyrom-
prehend their value as an essential
element of safety for our free insitu-
tions. We could never believe hat
any attempt to overthrow our Com
mon School system could succeed;
but it is none the less gratifying t.
note how earnestly alive the masse.
Of the people are to any encroach
ment upon the esystem. BY allowing
its ultimate aim to become 80 vel
'Known, the css66fic movement Ia
defeated itself.
Year: 1870

We are particularly gratified to
learn, from q late dispatch, that
prominent citizens of New York


City are making an organized move
ment against the Catholic plan OF
voting away thepublicschool money
to aid sectarian schools. This move
ment has elements OF interest for the
whole country, as concerning . point
vital to the whole country. Under
Providence, the Common School sys-
tenn is the safety Of our Government.
No people can be fitted for self-sOv-
ernment without education. The
more general and complete the edu.
cation Is, the more fitted will the
Year: 1870

"Perham,n the Gate City's capital
Des Moines correspondent, under
date of the 25th inst. writes as fol-
lows on subject near to the hearts
of our people hereaway:


A bill to ENABLE TOWNS AND
CITIES TO BUILD RAILROADs mas
been introduced by thatsterling good
worker and able Senator, Larrabee,
of Fayette, Chairman of the. Ways
and Means Committee. 1t provides,
as did the unconstitutional one passed
two years ago, that the people OF 9
city or . town may vote q tar tQe the
building OF Railroad ifthey please,
the rate not to exceed Ave per cent.
1t abundantly protects the amount
raised from the fingers of members
of rings, provides that "All Rail-
roads constructed by or with the aid
of any taxes levied and collected
under the provisions of this act, are
hereby declared to be public high
ways, subject to the control of the
General Assembly in regard to the
management of the same and the
reasonableness of the charges for the
transportation of freight and passen-
gers thereon" and is good bill in
every respect.


The reader may ask If there is not
danger that this bill may be declared
unconstitutional, as we'll as the last
one, by the Supreme Court. The
answer is, plainly, No! Because the
Court, 0s at present constituted, cannot
see the ancOnst stit,aionaiity Of the nOUe-
meat to enable the people to secure
yuiiroads for Themselves, as easily 0s
did the Supreme Court Of t,co yedrs0go!


Do you see it? That's not much
of conundrum, is it?


The whole gist of the argument on
this question is summed up in the
fact that it will pay the people of the
Townships through which a new
Railroad is proposed, to give 5 per
cent. on their assessed property val
uation to get the Road. If the peo-
pie will see it SO, and will vote the
tax on themselves for this purpose,
so much the better for them. The
proposed bill does not compel the
tax, but only enables the people to
choose for themselves.


Upon the supposition that this new
bill is in substance similar to the one


--~ wa most earn
passed two years ;.,.,


estly call upon our Delegation in the
General Assembly to vote for this
bill and work for it to the best of
their ability. Let it be passed, and
hope revives again. The present
Supreme Court will hold to its con-
Work for this bill,
gentlemen, and your constituents
will approve your course. No bill
now before the Assembly SO vitality
and directly interests the people Of
this County as does the one in ques-
ton. We hope for its success.
Year: 1870

All readers VIII remember now
Hon. Henry l.. Dawes not long since
made a speech in Congress, showing
up some unnecessary expenditures OF
the Government, and how the Dem
ocratic papers of the country were
jubilant over it and predicted tha
rupture OF the Republican party.
Well. Mr.. Dawes was one of the


~ocent
chief speakers during the
campaign in New Hampshire; and
the following extract from his great
speech at Nashua will show how
much the Democracy have to hope
as to a rupture in the party, and how
earnest and honest Pres't Grants
Administrator is. Read it. Mr..
Dawes said:


There is no division; there il an
earnest, conscientious effort in all
branches of the Government to see
to it that there shall be not dollar
more appropriated for the next year
than for this. / was charged yester-
day afternoon, by the President him
self, with this message to the people
OF New Hampshire. Applause.
When told him that / was coming
here, he told me to assure the people
of New Hampshire that this exhibit
that have made here of the success
full collection and economical expen-
diture of the money during the pres
ent year is an earnest anu pledge
of what it shall be i'm the year to
come. Applause. "Tell the peO-
pie of New Hampshire that during
my Administrator there shall be no
ascending scale of expenditures.
Applause. But wherever and when
ever the closest scrutiny shall disclose
the possibility of cutting of dollar,
1t shall be DONE"


There is one other thing right here.
General Grant Is the head Of a party,
thank God, that can criticise itself; a
party that can probe, not cover its
sores; that can grow healthy and
strong by self-prObing. What has 1t
done this last week, but take one Of
its own members, found to be cor
rupt, and drive him by unanimous
vote from the halls OF Congress.
| Applause. Did you ever find the
Democratic party in pursuit Of cor
rupt.on within itsown ranks, except
to fatten on 1t? Applause. Did
you ever find them hunting up those
who lived upon the plunder Of the
public treasury within their own
ranks and bringing them 10 condign
punishYnpnt9
Year: 1870




law should be changed If for no Other
reason.


And this new law, If enforced, will
make every school better. 1t will
secure fine, substantial buildings
provided with every modern appli.
ance of comfort, and make the school
room a part of a child's happy life
a second edition of home. The day
when the school house was deemed a
finished structure ii the roof leaked
and the window panes were broken,
has passed away. The same means
Of comfort that adOrn our houses are
now introduced into our schools. AS
a consequence of this and the per.
manent associations which year by
year wifi strengthen between the
teacher and the people wherein he
lives and instructs and has his edu
cative being, our children will be
retained at home and not be sent
abroad to receive instruction.


And here another development ol
the new plan IL manifest. Increased
facilities for education will require
Increased grades Of knowledge, and
new and higher schools will he neces.
sary. These can be erected under
the same central system that il the
life Of this bill. A grammar school
Of higher grade can be located in the
centre Of One.half Of a township and
furnish to that locality an institution
Of superior facility for instruction
AS the township grOwsin population,
a similar grammar school can bt
built on the remaining half. And
then, in the progress Of education,
the highest point Of the public school
system can be attained and in the
center OF the tOwnsllipa High School
can be built, and the more finished
branches Of English literature and
the classics can be taught. Thus in
the next decade, these serninaries Oi
the people would dot our State and
the educational institutions Of our
broad prairies be blessings at home
and respected abroad.


Will nothing be accomplished IL
our children can accomplish their
tuition at home? Now, our sons and
daughters 60 abroad. They are sent
to schools Of repute in eastern cities
and are subjected to city temptations
while removed from mothers love
and fathers care. Hearth-stone
influence Is the great sanctifyiDg
grace that develops the jOyOusness OF
childhood into the strength of honest
manhood and the beauty of uDsullietl
wOnanhood. And with proper pro-
lection to our school interests the
rank Of our schools can be advanced
until every child in our midst can
attain full academic instruction with
out leaving the domestic rOof-tree
where Christianity will be taught by
the most powerful example, moth.
era daily walk. sa7


Nay more. No youth taught at
home will learn that hOnest toll n
degrading. The daily life In school
will be- supplemented ny the daily
duty at home, and the school house
and the farm will be cO-equal meHps
Df trimming the opening years of the
scholar. Gods handiwork Is, In IT.
Year: 1870

After fCll examination, we bave accepted
an Agency sor the Sale of the above Firs-
Mortgage Bonds, and desire to recommend
them to our customers AS A THOROUGH
LY SAFE, AS WELL AS PROFITABLE
INVESTMENT
Year: 1870

He had great love for children.
At Baltimore, city which received
extraordinary manifestations of his
benevolence, he held an interview
with twenty thousand children, IN
front of THE Peabody Institute
The children passed him in process
sion, and each school. by delegate,
presented him with flowers. Again
he met the children of South Danvers
at public reception, aud his brief
address is worth quoting, as showing
the kindly heart of the man. He said,
II am most forcibly reminded of an
incident which has often recurred to
my memory In connection with my re
ception by the citizens of this town
more than ten years ago. Returning
with my sister to Georgetown, on the
evening after the reception, we we're
driving steadily along through your
principal street. when our driver sud
denly drew up his horse, checked by
very unusual obstacle chain of
little children, with firmly y-locked
hands, extending quite across the
streat, and yielding not an inch to the
formidable approach of our carriage
They had taken this method to secure
the presentation OF their welcomes
and their beautiful boquets. AS l said,
| have often thought of the incident
since, and always with pleasure aud
deep emotion. / have wondered what
has become of all those little links in
that pretty chain. No doubt some of
the little hands then so firmly cIasped
are now still and cold In death; but
many, trust. are already busy in ac-
tive duties, tightening the cares or
the labors of their domestic circle.
And perhaps among that tile band
were some of those whom l now see
before me, in the higher departments
of the schools, and soon to take their
places In the busy world. Judging
from the ordinary term of human ex-
istence, | am now older than many of
you will ever be; but l am still fond
of the sight and the companionship of
the young; and [ an glad that as
sociated with the last week of my stay
in my native country will be the mem
ory of this ssemblage and of my meet
ing with you to- day. OliUer Optic s
Mdg0zine.
Year: 1870

Our Republican exchanges uni
formly speak in the most enthusiastic
manner of the State Convention-the
platform it constructed and the ticket
it nominated. Thus far we have not
heard single discordant note. This
is most auspicious opening Of, the
campaign. With united and bar
monious party, energetic canvass,
backed by the Fifteenth Amendment
voters, the Republicans Of Indiana
may confidently anticipate success at
the approaching October election, BY
majority in excess OF any previous
victory.
Year: 1870

The ECUMENICAL COUNCIL AND
THE PoPE.-The Paris correspondent
of the New York Erpress writes :
The Council at Rome is becoming a
monotonous frace-a parade show
to draw strangers to the Holy City.
Even the most bigoted organs of the
Church here find it hard to keep up
any interest, or show of such, in the
matter. The talk of the Pope s infalli-
bility is nonsense, and there is much
to wager that out of Council dis
cussions will arise such dissensions
and breaks as will altogether lessen
instead of reafianing the power of
Rome. lis evident now to all that


influence of the Pope is less than


scofers at it had supposed. The
Bishops at the Council are so well
aware of this that many of them take
no pains to conceal the fact that they
are prepared to act against His Ho-
illness throughout, and there are not
lacking at Rome close observers, who
openly assert now that the Council
will break up in a row, or, to save ap-
pearances, seprate, having accomplish
ed nothing save to render it evident
that Rome and her power are old fogy.'
Year: 1870

The Courier publishes a statement
Of the Annual Receipts and Expenses
prepared and signed by Mayor Wal
ker. We are not informed whether
the publication in the Courier was
with it the Mayors consent and ap-
proval, or not. We learn, however,
that it was especially prepared for use
in New York, to aid in the negotia-
ton and sale of City Bonds, now in
that market; and that will be suffi-
cient reason for US to omit notice Of it
further at present.
Year: 1870

PLoD AND PLUcK.-Henry Ward
Becker spoke the other day at com
mencement exercises ofa business col
lege in New York. We quote a pas
sage on plod and pluck: Il do not
believe a business man who says that
he has asked for employment and
cannot get it. l know many out of
employment, but they are drones;
they are not business men of the
world. A business man may lack a
good many things. but he will get on
if he has pluck There is no business
man who has not pluck, and it is the
business of Mr.. Packard to teach you
all pluck in life as the first incentive
to business; and hope that he teach
es you another word, which is the
greatest business word in the world
- name it In its homeliness, and it
is an old Saxon word-it is called
plod. oh, say somebody, he is only
a plodder, Only a plodderl Ahl
there never was mantle most brill
liant genius In the world, who did
not owe much to this process of being
a plodder. 1t is very we'll for genius
to consecrate the light Of the path of
life, but it must be. pluck and plod
that carries man over the paths of
life. / would have these words in
scribed over the walls: The pluck of
life; the plod of life"
Year: 1870

tempt to impose triumphantly some
word that isn't in it," the appeal to
the dictionary to settle disputed ques-
tions, and hundred other lively
incidents of the game render it the
most popular with old and young that
has ever been introduced into the
parlor.


To illustrate the extensive range
of language which this simple amuse-
ment covers. it is only necessary to
say that not less than one hundred
words may, be derived in this way
from treason" which is, after all, not
a good verbarium.


Try verbarium, and you will fnd it
infallibly successful as a means of
amusement. while it is, as we have
pointed out highly useful.