The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1844-12-06

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we have ever read. Verify, modern inn
provement bids fair TO disappoint its own
destiny. al
ST. LOUIS, January, 1876.
Excerpts from The Official Paper
We regret TO hear that some difficulty has
occurred in reference TO the simultaneous
publication of our paper at this place and
Montreal. The Express Balloon has fail
ed TO reach Montreal in season, and our
last editorial articles in yesterdays twelve
o'clock paper, did not appear in the Mon
treal paper until two hours after they were
circulated here.
We learn from Astoria that another
hourly paper has been started in that city.
making in all, sixty-two. The first num-
Der Of the new one reached us seven min
utes since. Ii is conducted with consid-
cradle taste and talent, but is altogether
too small. The citizens of that city seem
to dislike large sheets. THE UorlF is
tie most respectable, and that is only ,hir-
ty-two by lorly-six feet.
A gentleman who came from New IIol-
land yesterday, states that the balloon had
several scientific men on board, who pre-
vailed upon the conductor to stop forty
two seconds near the site Of the old citv
called New Orleans. Our readers will
remember that the place was overwhelm-
ed by an earthquake in 1916. The work.
men have made much progress in the ex-
cavations, and we learn that twenty. one
thousand men, or nearly one-half Of the
workmen employed, were discharged for
disorderly conduct. An old fashioned
steamboat had been found in state of
high preservation, and two gentlemen
brought il along with them in the balloon.
1t will be exhibited this evening at the
Exchange.
A horse was caught yesterday by
company Of hunters. We are informed
by venerable old gentleman, that these
animals, thirty or forty years ago, were
extensively used as beasts of burden.
The race is almost entirely extinct, and
there are not probably hundred remain
ing upon the continent.
A man fell yesterday from the top of
the capitol to the ground, distance Of
thirteen thousand feet. He had one of
the life preservers' with Inn, and escaped
unframed. ...f..
The ladies have the meagre majority
Of seventeen hundred and six in the Com
gross newly elected. 1t is now thirty
one years since, by an amendment Of the
Constitution, the ladies became entitled
to the privilege of seat in either house.
A chap in the city Of Mexico advocates
the removal of the seat of governments
from ST. Louis 10 that place. Ii is no
go.
The Washington Monument, upon
Laurel Mountain, cost twelve and half
bushels of eagles.
a Relic.-A gentleman who left Bos-
ton an hour ago, has just informed us of
a very curious circumstance. In CEN
trail part Of the city, last night, some an
tiquarians discovered small pile of
stones, which, it is proved, are the re-
mains of the Bunker Hill Monument.
about which so much was said fifty years
since. Twelve tons have been deposited
in the New York Museum, as curiosi-
ty.
A publisher in this city is about TO is
sue work containing all the duels Tough,
at the last session Of Congress. The
work will be quarto of six hundred pa
ges. All the incidents connected with
the last row will be published. Our pa
per of O'Clock will contain the act which
provides for supplying Congress with
whiskey.
The news from Cincinnati confirms the
reports contained in our nine o'clock pa.
per. Sixty-ono thousand persons and
several blocks of buildings were eaten up
by the hogs. We are sorry to learn that
forty Councilmen are among the missing.
Highly Important.-We arc rejoiced
to learn that the ship canal from Charles
ton, S. c.. to Astoria is all under con-
tract, and will be completed in three
weeks. The pass through the Rocky
Mountains is the greatest obstacle, but it
is calculated that the patent spade ma
chine will dig il out in less :han week.
The Starch Company, who purchased
The old and deserted tract Of land former
y called New Hampshire, for potatoe
field, have recently declared a dividend Of
.wo hundred per cent.