The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-12-23

SHOCKING ACCIDENTAL young man named
Charles Steinmitt had his right arm instant
~ cut OIL, a little above the wrist, by ..ir-
cular saw with which he was saving wood
at the Galena depot at Chicago, last Satur.
day morning.
On the same day, by the giving away ola
scaflolding, at the Cathedral, in process of
erection on the North Side, five men were
prccipi'ated about 60 feet to the ground,
and one Of them, named Foster, injured so
severely that he died in short time. The
others fortunately escaped with only few
bruises
Mr.. VIM. W. Bilby, of Chicago, has re
Gently received information Of the death Of
an uncle in South Carolina, the Hon John
NJ, Purbcll who has left him very com.
Portable legacy Of $4,000.
The Woodstock Democrat Of Saturday
says, 1--WE regret to learn that DR.. Peck Of
Chcmung, accidcntly shot himself while out
hunting near that village, on Tuesday last.
In tho town Of lIastland McIIenry Co., on
the 10Th inst, two Irishmen named O'Herin
and Murphy got into quarrel about some
business matters, when Murphy seized a club
and inflicted such blow on the head Of
O.llcrin that he died in an hour. The muir
dcrer is in Jail, and has since expressed a
wish that he had been the victim instead Of
lIigcm.
~ Alton, last week, boy named Frank
Poclscn attempted TO clear out a stoYc nuc
by pouring alcohol upon the fire. Ofcourso
the fluid instantly ignitci, and blazing up
into the can, burst into pieces, and scat
tered the burning contents over the boy.
He was very seriously burned upon the face
and body. tits also thought that he is in.
tcrnally injured b. iuhaling the gas. There
is little prospect Of his recovery.
FEr At LA SAIr.-On the morning Of
the l2lh inst, the building owned byD. l..
iiough, Esq, and used by Mr.. L. sission as
a Salcratus mandatory, aud tic warehouse
owned by Isaac r. Hit, at La Sale, were
destroyed by fire, together with a quantity
Of Lumber belonging to Mcssrs. Buck &
CAumascro. The loss Of Sir. Sisson was By
Ear the most severe, as he had not only q
large quantity Of S'leratus, for sale, but
had but day or two before placed there a
quantity ofpcarl; besides the destruction
ofhis machinery and the breaking up OF his
business at this season Of the year and the
loss Of so large portion Of hisayai!ablc cap.
ital.
SnocswG MrHDER.--A dreadful murder
was committed On Saturday night Of last
week in Waterloo, Illinois, on the person Of
Mrs. Lopp. Her husband was . baker, and
wasin st, Louis at the time. The father Of
the woman, man named BEST, has been ar
rested on suspicion ofbcing the murderer
SALE op SWAMI LaSDs-The sale Of
swamp and oyerfowcd lands in Adams CO.,
Illinois, commenced on Monday Of last week,
and was concluded Tuesday. We learn that
40 tracts were sold. leaving about 100 I'M
sold. The sales were made at considerable
advance upon the appraised value, and the
proceeds were over 5000.
Lc9A.-This is new town started on
the Illinois Central Z. H., u miles west of
Galeaa one year ago. During the past sea.
son 80 new houses were erected in the place,
besides a fine stone school house and com.
Portable church.
SuicpE.-A man by the name of Xavier
Maurath, for some time past employed in E
L, Wileys clothing store in Springfield, Com
mtted suicide on Saturday last in build
ing adjoining the post Office. Placing the
muzzlc of pistol in his mouth he shot a
bullet through his head. No causci is assign
cd for the act.
BuRyGD TO DgATn,-A little girl named
Mary Ann Doolan, aged about seven years,
residing al the corner of jackson and State
Streets, Chicago, was burned to death on
Monday evening, in consequence Of her
clothes taking fire from stove
LEAD NINE OPENED ~ GALEyA.--A short
limo since in digging vault for the Brady
House in Galena, the worlImcn came upon
a show ofmineral, thatupon further working,
promises 10 be valuable lead. The loca-
ton Is in the heart of the city. Measures are
taken to work the mine extensively.
Terrible AFFAIR AT CAIEo.-A week or
two ago a negro named Joe Spencer, keeper
of wharf boat at Cairo, was taken after
some difficulty before a justice of the peace
for trial on n civil complaint, when he drew
revolver, and placing the muzzlc in kcg
of powder, threatened to blew up the whole
court if the decision was made not to suit
him. The justice prccipitatcly left his seat
and in the melee that followed, in the crowd
attempting to arrest the negro, he used his
revolver freely, and five persons were wound
ed. The negro then took refuge in his boat
when the crowd towed it out into the middle
Of the river and set it on fire, burning up the
boat and contents, including the negro.
Mn. ADAMS NATURALIZATION BuI4-Thc
following is the bill introduced into the Uni
ted States Senate, recently by Mr.. Adams,
of Mississippi, in reference to the naturaliza-
ton laws: .,....
"Bo it en,ctcd, &c.--That from and after
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