The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-11-04
Illinois Items.

Illinois Items.
/ From CHICAGO To GALESA.-Thc Illinoi.
Central railroad from Freepoli to Galena i.
finished, and on Monday regular passenger
trains commenced running between Chicago
and Galcna.
HoRsE TnErr AND FIRE.-Mr Hackney, a
livery stable keeper in Pekin had two hor
SEES stolen on Friday night of last week, and
susp,cting Mr.. Mickle to BE- the thief, pro
ceed,d to his neighborhood in Woodrow
settlement, where, on arriving, they found
the people in great excitement, in cons
quence of Mr.. Woolrow's barn having beer
st on Hire, the incendlary also being susp,c
ted to be the same Mr.. Mickle. Parties had
gone in pursuit Of him and finally ovcrhauled
him with the stolen horses in his possession
, when the gentleman was arrested and carried
back to jail to answer the double charge o
arson and grand larceny.
Mas KiMED.--A young man named Rich
ard O'BillingS, from Vermont, but of late 4
resident Of FreepOrt, was thrown from q
gravel train on the Illinois Central X. r..
west Of frceport, on the 9th inst, and Sc
severely injured that he died in a few hours
LARGE IIoG.-Mr Durand, Of Plato, Kan,
co, is exhibiting hog, whose height from
the ground to the top of his back is about 1
feet, length loi feet, and his girth 7 feet
and would probably weigh if well fatted
from lj0' to 1900 pounds lie is OF pure
white; his skin smooth and fine, and he is
said to be growing AS fast as at any period o.
his life he now being over two years old
lie is probably the largest hog in the world
AccIpEST At WAuKEGAS.--On Thursday
of last week, steam boiler in the mill o!
Hitchcock K Porter, at Waukcgan, explo-
dcd, dcmolishing the building, aud killing
two or three persons, and severely injuring
four or five others The boiler was nearly
new, and it is supposed to have contained
some hidden defect There was not an unu-
sual amount of steam on at the time Of the
accident.
JoLlEr Crr-OFr.-'rhe Signat announces
that it is the design Of the company to have
the road ready for cars by the middle o.
February. The iron and ties have been pur.
chased, and the work is rapidly approaching
completion. The following are the officers
for the ensuing year:
DIRECTORS. joel 4. Mattcson. Thomas by
cr, \. d. Elwood, VIM. Smith, g. D. 4
Parks, r. T.. GoodelI, John McGinnis, Jr.
PREslDENr. \. -. Elwood.
TREASURER VIM. Smith.
SrcmrAKy. McGinnis, Jr.
CnlEF ESGiNEgg IL a. Gardner
RESIDENT ESGiSEEK H. Mci,rcgOr
EXECUTIVE CoaNlrTEr.-Joel A. MattesOn,
y. D. Ei~ God, r. L. Goodell
CmlcAGo AND MISSISSIPPI H. R.-Therg
were two smash-ups on this road en- the oath
ult, one near Carlinvile, which did good
deal Of damage to the road, locomotive, dc.
and the other about mile south Of Bloom
ngton The locomotive, tender1nd baggage
car, were smashed to pieces by this last acct
dent; the Engineer had his legs broken and
Vas otherwise seriously injured, and the
fireman, two brakemcn and water boy inju-
rcd.
Mr.. Charles Howard announces himself in
the Alton 7eieyraph as a candidate for con-
grcss in the Madison ami st. Clair district
T.. 80, t, ,,.hi,v Cu.ia,;-t .yI tbu-
crosses the track Of Judge Trumbull who
expects the entire ant-Ncbrasha vote.
A Mr.. BrRNET BESUEn, Of St Clair CO.,
while on his way to st Louis with load Of
nogs last week, was run over by his team
which had become unruly, and was instantly
killed.
Gas L.Gnr.-The Springfield Gas Compn
ny give notice that the preparations for
lighting the city with gas are in such state
Of forwardncss that the city will be lighted
~ the meeting Of the next le. slature.
Peoria & BrnRAu VALLEY r. R.---lt gives
Us great pleasure to announce that this road
is finished. Construction trains run to
Peoria, and the road will be opened for
freight and passengers ON next Monday.
A horse belonging to Mr. Aaron Dolby,
near Danyiilo. ILL.,. was stolen on Thursday
night Of last week Mr.. d. offers $50 re-
ward for the recovery Of horse and thief, or
S2J for either.
The large distil!ery Of Mcssrs. Thayer, at
Quincy, was destroyed by fire on the 9th
Mt A large quantity Of grain was destroy.
cd with the building.
PRIxrNG OFFICE FOR SALI-The editors
Of the Mt Vernon Jctlcrsonan offer their es-
,ablishmont for salc--price $500 The pa.
per has circulation Of coo, and good share
Of advertising patronage and job work
One half Of the office Of the Gelena Jetier
sonian is also offered for sale.
John F. Bingham, lad of Is years, liv.
ing near Salem, H., while out circulating
invitations to aparty to be given by his
mother a widow lady, was thrown by the
horse he was riding, on the 18th ult., 'nt
dragged some distance through the woods
where he was found dead, his body awfully
mangled.
MoRE IIoRsE TnIEvEs.-A very valuable
mare was stolen from the stable OF Mrs. Lit
tie, Alton, on Friday night the Goth inst
! DRAKE IN CnAMPAIGS.-A friend writin!
us from Urbanna, in Champaign county
says: "Ilavc no fears for this region of tn