The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-07-14
IilIn0ix Items.

Rock ISLAND BL.DGE.-The recent decis-
ION OF the supreme court OF the u. 5. hay
Ing settled the vexed question as to the
right OF the company 10 proceed with the
construction Of this important brdgc--thc
first to span the "father of watcrs"-we
learn the work upon it is now progressing
with all possible despatch. The piers are
all up except the heavy center pivot pier,
which is nearly completed, and the timber,
ready framed, is arriving from the pucries
OF Wisconsin and Minnesota. The contrac.
tors ,or the entire work are Ncssrs. Stone &
Boomer, of Chicago, The bridge is being
built by and will be the property of the
Chicago and Rock Island r. Il. company.
NEW X. Il, ROUTE 0rrSEp. Railroads are
being so rapidly completed aud new ,outes
opened in our state, that it ig difficult In
Keep track OF them. Onc Of the latest new
routes Is that from Chicago to Tcrre lIantc,
anu thence to Louisville, Cincinnati, &C.,
winch was opened week before last. Trains
leave Chicago on the Chicago branch
OF the Illinois Central, proceeding thence TO
Nation, the point Of crossing Of the Alton
and Tcrrc llautc road, and thence ON the
latter road, via Paris and Charleston, H., to
Terc llautc. Two trains day run regular
ly over this road.
\ correspondent Of the Chicago Dcmo.
crdt, writing from Clinton county, boasts of
having corn on his farm Of this years
growth measuring . #. inches in length,
and timothy with heads ten inches long
Egypt is the country Tor herds and corn.
\ man residing il Charleston, who had
been blind in Que eye for 81 years, in consc-
qucncc OF film growing over it, was sud.
denly restored to sight n short time since, in
the following very singular manner He
was standing on the steps Of the Court
House in that village, while number Of
men and boys were playing ball The ball
projected with great force, struck him in
the blind eye, completely removing the film,
and restoring sight Considerable milan.
nation followed, but is now getting better,
and the sight is good
Mr.. Levi Wilick, Of piatt county. came
to his end on Sunday morning last, by an
unfortunate ride. llo was riding through
the woods, and his horse ran against a tree
with him; from an examination il was sun.
posed that the shock occasiDned by his sud
den contact with tree rupturcd blood
vessel. After lingering a short timc-sI cak.
lns but few words lac died, thus suddenly
snatchcd from friends without warning.
As Error ~ SCGAPE.--On Friday last,
j. Il. Danf rtl, editor Of the Rock Island
Republican, was arrested and held to bail in
$1,000, on charge Of PERJURY, in swearing
to his circulation to procure the post office
advertising Of that city. The advertising is
worth about so year. Mr. Daniorth ia
the Government agent for the Island of
Rock Island and holds the rank Of aid to
GOV. Mattcson.
The family Of Mr. +. g. Braytoa, Of NJ
Morris was visited on the 26th ult by a
most painful casualty. IIs little son, Earn.
cst, aged ten years aud four months was
p!lytgin the saw mill about 20 o'clock on
that day, when BE- accidentally got So near
the circular saw as to be caught by It's teeth.
IN an instant, one Lex had been saw cd entire.
y OF just below the hip, and the other
about half oil at the same place. His arms
were also badly cut by the saw After
eighteen hours Of suffering he cApircd.--M
Norr@ HTorler.
.DGu o. TIE OLDEST Mas rs me STATE
We have 10 announce the death, last night,
Ui Archie Turner, enc Of the longest resi-.
..ut c.tZ.ns If th.s county, aul We think,
the oldest tilcn Of our State, aged one
hundred aud six years and seventeen days.
Mr., Turner wa, native Of Ireland, and
came TO this country when a youpg man
lie has been a most excellent, industrious,
unobtrusiye citizen, and true Christian,
being a member Of he Methods, Church. -
YSWgsH J0uDdi, 23j MI.
TnE NAuoNAL FLAG.-Wc are in receipt
Of paper bearing the above title, the publ.
cation Of which has been commenced at
Bloomington, in this State, by Capt SAM.
PIKE, formerly editor of the Paducah Pea.
"G"t, and one or two other papers in Ken.
lucky. Capt p is so well known through.
out the west as an able and spirited political
writer, that it is sufficient commentator for
the Flag to say that he gives it his entire
attention. The Flag is large and hand.
some cc', brimlul of reading matter, and
the best of it editorials and what is better
still, they breathe and burn with the true
spirit Of democracy. We hail with pleas.
urc so important an addition TO the small
list Of democratic papers in northern Illinois.