The Ottawa free trader., 1854-11-11

. liT rs -hshbot, III i-'r ''Hhtl' -AhA'Ns ~
nsw town about ten miles this side Of Dixon,
and is rising rapidly into aplace Of consider
able Importance. The company is erecting
some fine depot building and shops, at the
place. \ dry goods store has just been
opened there, and number of buildings are
going sup.
FRE-on Friday of last week the engine
/ house at the town Of Anna, Jancsboro sta
ton, on the Illinois Central Railroad, took,
fire. aud in spite of every cxcrtion to qucll
the flames, was entirely consumed
! KiLLEp.---A smith, last week, while shoe
Ing a morse, at Papstown, ST. Clair, Co, was
kicked in the breast and instantly killed, =
\ young man (namc not known blew his
brains out at Muscou,ah, St. Clair Co., on
Sunday night of last week. He was Ger
man. Cause not stated
Quick WoRE--A man, (namc not gyen,)
was arrested in Clinton Co, on Friday Of
last week, while the court was in session. on
a charge Of horse stealing. The grand jury
having been discharged, the judge ordered a
new one to be cmpancllcd, and a true bill was
found against the thief, the next day he was
tiled and found guilty, and sentenced to
three years in the pcnitcntiary.
TnE FIRST SALE or Hoes AT PEoRIA.-Wc
learn that Mr.. Richard Gregg, of Peoria,
sold few days since to an eastern buyer
900 head still fed hogs at s. The hogs
to be slaughtered, and delivered by the 10Th
of November at Kellogg & Newlands pork
house.
\ very serious accident occurred two or
three days since, on the Illinois Central r.
r., between Richmond, in Washington co.,
and DuQnoinc in Perry county A construc-
ton train loaded with iron ran overs COW,
and was thrown of the track, killing four
young men.
! FIVE IloRsEs KHLED.-On Tuesday night,
as the construction train on the Alton and
Tcrrc liautc Railroad was coming in near
| Dorsey station, it ran over five horses be-
longingto Mr. \. u. Blair, killing them all
instantly. Three Of them were very SUPER.
or animals, the other two were colts. The 10.
comotiyc was not at all moved from its place:
no one on the train, but the engineer being
aware Of the occurrence until altcrwarlg.-
| Alton TIL.
! FmNDlsH MAMGSITY. We regret to learn.
I that the noble horse Falcon, belonging to j.
/ W. Cunningham, Esq, Of our town, was
! poisoned 10y some atrucious wretch, on lis
return homcward from the State Fair. A.
| our iudders arc aware, the fine animal wac
taken by his owner 10 Springfield, whcrc he
had the honor Of being considered the see.
ond best horse in Illinois. s.--Sllcm 1dsg-
/ cate.
Rock IsLAND, ILr---A recent census ofthis
city shows population Of j,337. Increase
| since 1850, 3,G2G.
TUE FALL WnEAr-Thc Pokin Phiaieal.
or says that the lately sown wheat ii elds In
that region look very promising since the
late rains. Very large amounts have been
sown.
STEAMBOAT ACCIDENT learn from Il.
ton, that the steamer Reindeer, Just as she
was ready TO leave that port yesterday nor
ming, blew out the head og the mud valve, by
which three persons were severely scaldcd
One man was struck upon the head with
some missile, and hole about one and half
inches in length made In it-.T. LoVs H,p
4 FAMLY poisov-n We lclrn that the
family Of Dir. Alfred Young, Of this ci.g,
seven in number, was poisoned yesterday
morning by partaking Of food in which
/ quantity Of Stramonium Ontmcut had been
I put by .aiotol,c. Ds. para.n. ,ras sent fsr,
and prompt medical treatment prevented any
! ifzt-,i ifzt-,ii result tviT-y tfttitt77,
lEDrsTRIAL EoUcAToS.-Atan adjourned
meeting, called by the Illinois State \gricul.
tural Society, held at the State House in
Springfield, H., on Friday evening, October
9Th, the deferred question, "Can Farmers
and Mechanics be suitably educated in cur
sectarian and other classical schools ~ was
discussed by many Of the gentlemen pres
cnt: aNcr which the following resolutions
were introduced By Dr. r. c. Rutherford,
and separately unanimously adopted by the
meeting -
Resolrd, That while we wage no opposi.
tion TO existing scctarian and classical insti-
tutions of learning dccming them well
adapted to the ends for which they arc de.
signed yet, in our opinion, they are wholly
incompetent to meet the educational wants
of the industrial classes
RSolret That the educational wants Of
these classes cannot be met by any mere ait
pendages to these institutions.
Resolred, That some comprehensive
scheme and plan for practically educating
the Farmer and Mechanic in the Sciences un.
derlying their pursuits, can alone properly
and adequately subscrve the interests of
those classes and conducc in the highest de.
gree to the common welfare, and that we
call upon our State Legislature to appropr.
ate the proper educational funds to the eslab.
lishment an institution embodyng such n
system of education.
Rts0le0, That III our opinion the plan pro-
posed and advocated by the Illinois industri.
al League, including the Normal Department
for the special education of young men to
the profession of teaching, gives better pro.
mise of attaining this end than any other now
before the people.
DR.. Rutherford being called upon previous
to the adoption Of the last resolution, gave II
brief exposition OF the plan referred TO-,
when, like the others, it was unanimously
adopted.
The following resolution was then introdu
ccd by the Hon. j. h. McCiun, and unani-
mousiy adopted!
Resolred, That in the details of the plan of
an Industrial University, should one be es
tablishod in the State OF Illinois, that it is
the sense Of this meeting that as an obligation
upon every student OF the same, labor, at
least a reasonable part Of each day, shall con-
stitutc a part of the discipline Of said Uni
versity.
On motion of S. Francis, ESQ.,, the fol.
lowing gentlemen, were appointed a com.
mittco in cooperation with the Industrial
League, to properly bring the subject before
the next Legislature for Their action - q.
Bronson Murray, Esq, La Sale Co. -; /.
n. Brown, Saneamon Go. ; John A. kcnni.
colt, Cook Co.; {. W. Webster, Esq, and
A. j. Pierce, Esq, Marion Co.. .r b..
After which, on motion, the meeting ad-