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There will be a concert given at tho Baptist Church, on New Year’s night, by the • singers of that church. The societies from Zion and Pleasant Ridge will assist. Admission, 05 cents; children 20 cents.The Carliuvllle Democrat, of the 17th iust., published that old squib about us, which has been going the rounds for the past six mouths. As a news ghtlierer, the Democrat man is quite a success, as all of his local is about as fresh as the one alluded toabove. • . —•-+■-» — It is said that an agent of the Belleville Star mills, stationed at Marissa on the St. Louis and Cairo Shortline railroad, purchased no less than 81,-000 bushels of wheat for that mill since last harvest.——-»* m • ■The impression seems to be growing in Springfield that Hon. Shelbj' M. Cullom. will be chosen to thespeakership of the next House of Representatives, on account of his acknowledged eminent fitness for the place. fiIn our columns to-day will be found a sketch of the life of B. B. Gillham, Sr., written by himself. Mr. Gillliam died at his residence in this county on the 9th hist, at the age of sixty-two years. Ho was one of the old landmarks, having been born in thiscounty. -Thanks.—We are indebted to Mr.M. Hittel, of Marino, for a case of the finest honey we have seen in this section of the country for many years. Mr. II. has raised this season about 3,000 pounds, the choice of which lieis selling at 25c per pound.» --------On Wednesday of last week Irwin Colson, living near Staunton, Macoupin county, left his home for Carliu-villo, where he intended to borrow some money. Jle was seen in Carlin-ville that day, but since then nothing has been heard of him. His family is in great distress, and have grave apprehensions of foul play. —— --Another meeting was held in t^ie Presbyterian Church, on last Sunday, by the parties desirous of organizing and building a German Reformed Church. We are informed that- papers were drawn up and signed,, and tliut everything at present, is tending toward a fulfillment of the movement. Still another meeting is called for next Sunday.Prints, ten cents a yard, at SamuelRawson Bio.'h.l)alt;*tar(iij' Awtnalt,A dastardly assault was committed on two young men, sons of P. W. Schildknecht, on last Wednesday night, I he circumstances of which, as near as we could get them, were as follows:It seems that an evening school is held at, Gilead school house, about 2 miles east of this city, on the Highland road, and that Mr. Schildknecht’s sons wore ’ iu attendance on last Wednesday evening. After the closing of the school, the boys started for their home, in company with others, when they were met on the road by Phillip Gross, John Schmitt and another German by the name of Otto, who, armed with clubs, came out of a corn field by the road-side, and assaulted them. It seems that all of their spleen was directly against the Schiidkuccht boys, as they molested none of tho others.On Thursday morning Mr. Schildknecht aud-his sons came to town andhad the parties arrested and brought before ’Squire Mills. A jury was called, and after hearing the ovideuce found thb three parties named above guilty of an assault., and fined each $38.75 and costs.An excellent Canton Flannel, for I2|eayard, at Samuol Rawson Bro.’s.Reminiscences by S. B. Gillham, Sr.[Prom Ihc Alton TeU-grupti.]The late S. B. Gillham was mainly instrumental in getting up the organization of Old Settlers. He spent considerable time in circulating a paper for signatures calling the- first meeting for organization,and in other wnyB used his influence to make the society a success. He was at the recent meeting held in !Edwardsville,in his usual health, and iu excellent spirits. Mr. Gillham was well-known throughout the county, and was universally respected and esteemed, and It is hoped that some one who is more intimately acquainted with his history than we are, will prepare a more detailed account of his eventful life. The follows ing paper was prepared by him, to be read at the last meeting of the MQld Settlers,” in Edwardsville, but was crowded out for want of time to hear it;I waa bora io Madison county, Illinois, on theailloininn* Hint nf thAlntA f!nl flumnal .TinWmile of the Mississippi river, on the Alton and St . Louis road*My father removed from hia residence near Colonel Judy, fttul settled on the bank of the river, nearly opposite the mouth of the Missouri river, in April, 1817. I whs at that time between four and five years of age, and I yet recollect Very distinctly the first sight i had of the Mississippi river. I hail a good opportunity, in early life, to witness the pioneer modes of navigating that stream. The vessels employed were mostly keel-bouts, Ilutbouta, mackinaw boats or bateaux, mid Indian cuuoea. The Indians came down the river in large companies or blinds, sometimes to the number of one hundred and fUty canoea, and i»uch canoe would contain three or torn* men, women and children. They would sometimes pass on to St. Louts, to sec Gov. Clarke, one of the Indian agents, at that time, anrl sometimes would land . and halt at my father's place, leave their canoes moored to the shore, anil then proceed on foot to Edwardsville, to see Gov. Nlnlan Edwards, who held frequent councils and made treaties with them. I have seen the men marching along the road in single file, for a mile in length, on their way to aee Gov. Edwards, The squaws and papooses were generally left at the river to guard their canoes and baggage' until their return. They were of the Sacs, Foxes, 1’otawatomicR and Winnebago tribes, who then inhabited the country about ltock Island, 111,, and Davenport, Iowa, the Galena lead mining country, and also along the Illinois river, at Peoria mid other pointsin the northern portion of Illinois. At that timethese tribes were perfectly friendly to the whites.When a boy, I Imve often traded with tin? squaws. They usually wanted to barter strings of bonds for green com, and I Would trade with them although I had no earthly use for the beads. The men, however, always showed a great fondness lor whisky, an article I did not wish to sell : then!. Before their return homeward, they would often encamp near m for several dayn at u time, and the men would hunt deer and other wild game, and that with boiled com would constitute their stock of provisions for the voyage.The keel boats were used for conveying im?r- ! eh an disc up the rivers to the various trailing . points, and returned laden with peltry, honey, beeswax, c. The mackinaw boats were used for canTmg- furs, v.., from the mountains, nnd up-river potitcb down stream, but were never used In going against the current. Flat boats were built and used In floating the stock and produce of the fanners to the New Orleans market, and they, like I he mackinaw boats, were sold or leJt where the cargo was disposed of. This flatbout-ing to New Orleans was rather a risky business, as the distance was so great, and accidents mid casualties were* so numerous, that hilly one-third of all that started on the trip were wrecked or lost in Borne way before reaching their destination.I recollect having seen my father cut lumber with a whip-saw for the purpose ol building a Hat bout to convey hLg produce to New Orleans. 1 have known him to sell his pork in St. Louis Tor $1.50 per hundred pounds net. As late as 1828-7, my mother, in partnership with a man fromOhio, purchased a flat boat load nf live hogs, slaughtered them on the river bauk, and shipped them Jo market. The price paid for tile lings was $‘2 per hundred for all Weighing over 200 pim mis, and lor all under that Weight$1.50per hundred was paid.In 1819 steamboats commenced to navigate the Mississippi and Illinois rivers, above the mouth of the Missouri, and a few years afterwards they were able to ascend the Missouri river. In 1821, Col. James Johnson rtlid son, of Great Crossings, near Georgetown, Ky., came out with three or four keel boats, from the Ohio river, loaded with provisions and men, on his way to the Galena I cud mines, where he spent the season mining nnd smelting lead. He was the Jlrst to smelt lead in that region. He worked about one hundred men, one half of whom were negro slaves of his own. He returned in the fall with two liouts loaded with lead in burs. After disposing of the lead iu St. Louis, he purchased horses and he and his party traveled across the country, on horseback, through Illinois anti Indiana to Louisville, and from thence to their home near Georgetown, Ky. At that time this was the cheapest and most expeditious routtitluy could take.Just opposite, and immediately below' the mouth of the Missouri river, the eastern bank ol the Mississippi has, within my recollections, washed away to such an extent that hundreds of acres have been swallowed up. If the exact locality where my father's old house stood, on the river bank, could now be ascertained, it would certainly be from three-fourths to one mile ii'um die present boundary of the river. In early times my father and Isaac Gillham purchased a tract of land of Jacob Whitesides, containing two hundred and Jifty acres, being a military claim. Since that time this whole tract, except about live acres, has been washed away by the force of the annual hoods sweeping through the Missouri river. Another tnict of four hundred acres, adjoining the one above mentioned, on the north, 1ms been abraded to such an extent, that there now only remains thirty to forty acres. All the laud for a distance of u mile or more above and below these tracts has been worn away to a greater or lefla extent, from the eame cause.S. B. Gillham. Sr.November, 23d, 1874.MARINE ITEMS.[From our Special. JMarine, Deo. 21.Died—At bis residence in this city*, on the 17th inst,, of cancer, Chailes Beimes, in the 58th year of his age.On Christmas eve, to make tho little folks happy, there will be a Christmas tree at the Presbyterian Church, and also one at the Christian Church.We are happy to state that Mr. John Neudeeker, who has been confined to his bed for some time with a severe attack of rheumatism, has sufficiently recovered to be up and. walking about.And now comes Dr. Becker, from Iowa, to locate here and minister unto the sick and suffering of this vicinity. He arrived here on the 17th. Success to the Dr., sa^ wo.Father Buck’s successor arrived here on the 19th, and preached his first, sermon yesterday. His name is Weber, and lie came from Decatur, Illinois.The installation of officers of Lodge No. 355, A. F. A. Masons, and a Masonic supper will take place at El-bring’s Hall, on Saturday evening, January 2nd, 1875.Rumor has it that V. Miller, of this city, will soon depart his life of single blessedness, and enter that of double blias. Who is to be the happy la-dy ?The Grangers will give an oyster supper at thePresbyteriau Church, in this city, on the evening of the 80th inst. Hon. D. B. Gillham has promised to be In attendance, to tell us
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