The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-12-02
Illinois Items.

Illinois Items.
BASK OF RocKfoRD.-Tbis bank has made
an assignment, and its affairs viii 20 into IL
quotation.
SCARCITY OF WATEg-What SHALL we
drink ?-Wo have quite an apathy to intoxi-
eating liquors as a beverage, water becomes
scarcer and scarccr every day. The fact is,
wells that have never failed before in this
section, in the dricst seasons ever cxpericn-
ced are now as dry a. gun.cOtton. A great
many families, OursClf among the number,
are compelled TO get water drawn from a
spring mile and a half out of town. Even
the "boilng well" has failed to furnish its
wonted quota. Stock is actually suffering
for water, and if the dry weather holds on
much longer, we are fearful that "tbc rest Of
mankind will he placed in the same dire cate
gory.-Ctiaton de Witt co.) Courier.
The WORK AT CARo.-Thc levce improve
ment at Cairo is steadily progressing, and a
very large force Is at the present time at
work upon the clnbankmcnts. 1t is expect.
ed with favorable weather, that the lcyees
around the place will soon DC entirely com
pletcd.
The Central railroad was last week entire.
ly laid from Cairo 10 the intersection Of the
Ohio and Mississippi road, at Ccntraia.
The communication by railway from st Lou
is to the mouth of the Ohio Is now complete.
Cattle, says the Oquawka Spectator, are
now being driven into that section from
down in Missouri. Mr.. MuRRAY Buck, Of
Galcsburg, came up with fine drove last
week. Mr.. BucE went through many fields
Of corn in Missouri which contained scarcely
II bushel to the acre-the ears apparently
having been dried up in the shucli.
ForHD DEAD.--on last Friday man was
found at the Little Vcl1uili1n bridge, with
his head and face bruised woiu'ly--lIe had
been dead some Iength Of thne.--La Saile
WluH
TGRrnLE AccIDEST.-On Of the small
German boys, Of the crowds who daily re-
sort to the sop reservoir of the West Belle
vile distillcry, with buckets t. get Stop and
carry it home to feed to their COWS and hogs,
iell hcadlong into the steaminig liquid, on
across the pool. He was of course terribly
scadcd before he could be taken out Help,
however, came in time to rescue him alive
! He was taken home and the medical asss-
lance called in rcquisiton but with little
hope Of his recovery. BeiteriHe Adr.
ARRESTED Sheriff Thorne came down to
our place last week and arrested several Of
the sharpcrs who have been providing around
our city FOR some time past. The remark of
one of them that the fine Of 800 would not
keep him from gambling we think is not cal
culatcd to improve his chance Of escape from
punishmcnt.-La .Silc UerdH.
BEILgvlLLR-Instcad Of score or two as
we predicted last spring, there has been over
one hundred substantial brick buildings
erected this season, within the limits of our
city. There is not a vacant house in the CT
ty and men are daily coming here from dis.
tant points, looking for houses to rent, with n
view to locating hcre.-Adcocate.
The La Sale HeraM of Tuesday says,
eve are informed that man was found on
the Fat between this place and Shippingport,
hid in the grass.-Foul play is suspected.
I. p. Keeper, merchant in Decatur, ILL.,,
recently abscondcd with another mans wife,
leaving his own in destitute condition
lie also leaves some eight or ten thousand
dollars worth of disconsolate creditors to
curse his rascality.
James Millikcn, a respectable citizen Of
Bcardstown, was found drowned in the river
at that place few days since. lie is suppo-
sed TO have committed suicide.
The State Register states that IA verdict
of ten thousand dollars was rendered in our
circuit court on Saturday, against resident
of our county for the seduction of girl thir.
teen years of age The suit was brought by
the father"
MAINE LAW ALLrANcE.--J. b. Morrison, Of
Chicago, was appointed corresponding sccrc'
tary of the Maine law alliance of Illinois, al
the recent meeting of that society, and al
letters concerning the business OF the alliance
are to be addressed to him.
ESCAPE OF A PRISONER Thursday 6
prisoner in charge Of the sheriff of Clarl
county, on his way to the pcnitcntiary, made
good his escape while at the American
House, at Springfield. 1t appears that thu
prisoner so completely got upon the goot
side of the sheriff, that his handouts wer,
removed while he should eat his supper
but the sheriNs eyes being for moment re
moved from his charge, the latter very qui
city withdrew from the table, and picking NJ
the first hat he came across, was never af
forwards seen or heard FROM Cool, dcci
dedly !-Alt0n Tel.
, BY typographical error in our last repor
of the price Of hogs here, We arc made to 81,
that packers were paying SO so and 50 rs
when it was written 80 80 and So 20, divi
, ding on 200 lbs, which was then the price
The figures arc still unchanged and tn
packers have their hands full--SpripUie,,
+ Acg,, 2Sh
, Boy KrLrp.--.A pair Of horses Belonging
} to Amos futile of this city, ran away o
, Wednesday last, breaking the wagon to pi,
ces and killing bis son, aged about Ia years
f almost Instantly Sig, 2sh.
There arc forty establishments in the I'm
ted States engaged in tho manufacture of Il
; connective engines These shops, it is est
+ mated, turn out in busy tines at least go
locomotives in a year Above nine thousan
hands are employed, whose wages are abou