The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-06-30


LAND SALE.--Thc register and receiver of
the lard Office at Dixon, soon to be closed,
advertise the last sale of government lands
that will take place in the district, at Dixon.
The sale is to come of on the 9th Of July.
SALT IN GALLArrS CorSrY-The salt
springs of Southern Illinois are among the
richest in the world, but for Nant Of capital
have never been largely developed by a
correspondent Of the Chicago Press, how
ever we learn that a company lately organ
lied is about going extensively into the bu.
siness Of manufacturing salt, near Equality,
Gallatin co. The Press correspondent
says:
The company have sunk m nrtcsian well,
with much difficulty and delay, to the depth
Of $3.50 feet, and they are still going deep
or. Strong salt water now runs from the
well in abundance, besides saving the labo-
Of pumping. Salt can now bc manufactured
much more cheopiy than heretofore, Oh &C.
count of the additional strength Of the wa
ter 1t is likely another well will he sunk
during the present season.
TIE CUr-OfF RAILROAD. Persons come
into our office almost daily to SEQ Joliet pc.
pers and learn at what hours trains leave
that city on the cutoff railroad We have,
however, yc. been able to give them 10 in
formation on the subject, as the company
seems not TO appreciate the importance Of
advertising. Daily trains do run, however,
over the road from Joliet to Lake Station,
and persons can save expense and ten hours
time on their way east if they happen to ga
to Joliet at the right time. But when is that
time is the rub.
Two sons of Vim. Lislon, residing near
Ncnia, Clay county, were killed by light.
ming week ago while ploughing in the
fed. What is most singular about it is,
that at the time there was no appearance Of
thunder storm.
New CouRT lIousE.-Li,ingston county,
under the impulse Of her present prospect.
ty, has resolved to have new court house.
At the recent session Of the Livingston
County Court, the County Treasurer was
authorized to visit Lacon and obtain plan
ofthc Cour, House Of Marshall county, to.
gethcr with 4 statement Of its cost, with the
view Of preparing an estimate Of the cost Of
a similar building in that county
SAScANcS CorNrY FAiR.--Thc Fair Of the
Sangamcn County Agricultural Society, viii
be held at Springfield, on the 25,h, 2Gtb,
9Th, and oath days Of October next. The
Illinois Journal says that Hon Thomas II.
BEsToS is expected to deliver the Annual
Address on the last day Of the fair--the
23th; and that the whole viii close with an
equestrian trial BY young ladies and to her
who displays the gaeatcst skill and jexteriiy
in riding and managing her animal, $50 will
be awarded-to the second best $a5. These
two last premiums are offered BY the young
men Of Springfield.
AccIDEYr.--A young man, (name not Civ.
enJ from Pennsylvania, was killed in hotel
in Frccport on Tuesday, by the accidental
discharge ofa pistol with which he and a
companion were playing at the time. lie
was shot through the heart aud died imme.
dately.
IScoRPoRATEp. We learn from the Men
dota Press, Of the 2lst, that on the previous
day the inhabitants OF that place voted
unSnimousiyin favor Of the Incorporation Of
the town. Only think OF incorporating a
village of from 200 10 1900 inhabitants
where eighteen months since there was
scarcely anything but an open prairie.
Nh. MELLEy. "A large party went out from
Chicago to Belyidcrc Oh Saturday to search
for Mr. Mel!en, or the crazy man that was
seen in the woods near that place, but re-
turned on Monday without accomplishing
anything.
The WooDfoRD County VISITOR il the
name Of new paper that has Just been com.
menced at Metamora, by our former towns.
man Simon F. Shopc, Esq. II is edited with
spirit, and presents quite busincss-like ap-
pearance.