The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-03-13
IRON the Peoria Transcript.
The Great Conversational Fight.

ben the news OF the late great battle
in Congress reached Springfield, I ccterie
Of cou@en.al spirits ass E6lej ia the Cover
nO-'s room II the State H1use for tho pu--
pose Of taiLiun. tie matter over. After it
had been pretty thoroughly canvassed, and
jus. IS portion Of the company were about
t. retire. dropped in. OF course every man
in the crowd desired to know lis opinion,
for he always has an original way Of Illus
trating *.
well, -" said Coz. B.. as the gen.
tlenan addressed Familiarity doubled himself
into vacant chair, "uhat i your opinion
the knock down in Congress: We have
Just been talking IL OYER q ii;;ie."
. 1t ron.:nds me, sad -, - Of . case
/ once had up in Bloomington
Lets hear it," all said.
1.-TWO old farmers living in the vicinity OF
Bloomington had from time immemOrial
/ been 1T loggeThcaGS. They never could
/ agree except to diSas ree-wo uldn't bni.d d.
vision fences, and, in short, were everlast-
inglY quarrelaS. One day one of them got
/ over on to the land Of the other, the parties
met, and regular pitched battle between
them vas the consequence. The one who
/ came ont second best sued the other for as
sault and battery, and was sent for to come
up and defend the suit.
! " Among the witnesses for the plaintiff
WIS a remarkably laxative old fellow who
was disposed to magnify the importance of
/ the affair to my clients disadvantage. 1t
came my turn to question him. g itness,"
said I, you say you saw this fight"
Yes, stranger, reckon did
"Was it much Of 4 fight?" said |.
9TH be darned if it wasn't, stranger,
right smart fight"
How much ground did thc combatants
cover ?"
About an acre, stranger
about an acre." repeated musingly.-
Tell, now, witness. just tell me, aoas'at
that Just about tie sR0!2cSt crop Of right
or Of an acre Of ground that yoa e0er heard
THAT'S so, stranger; III be gog darned
tit acasn'tl"
1.-THE jury" added -, giving his lsgs
an additional twist, after the crowd had fin-
ished laughing at the application Of the an
ecdote, " the jury fined my client just ten
cents!''
Ifthere is bettea illustration of the re-
suits of the memorable conflict in Congress
than the case above, we should like to hear
it. In order to be appreciated, however,
one should hear - tell it. No man can
"get off" thing of the kind with more
Colncal effect.
TIE CHIEE CoNsPIRAToR AGAINST NAPo-
Icons LIFE ESCAPED TO THIS COUNTRY
English papors brought by the Europa state
that Col. Thomas Allsop, charged with Gem
plicity in the late attempt on the life of the
Emperor Louis Napolean, had escaped to
America about the time of the sailing Of the
America.
The New York Herald of Monday says it
was reported that Col. Allsop had for seve-
raj days been concealed in that city, some |
where in Anthony street, and both English
and French detectives were in hot pursuit of /
him. If discovered, he will probably be re-
turned to Englrnd under the extradition
treaty.
The Bitter BIr.-In town on the line Of
Essex and Middlesex counties, Mass, hem
coop was entered and robbed. The next
morning the owner missed the biddies, OUT
the portmonn;ae OF the tibet, con-
tanning sixty dollars and his name, lying on