The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-04-13
GENERAL NEWS.


The Carrolton Ill.) Gazsae says much anxiety
is felt as to the condition of the peach crop in
tlat locality and vast difference of opinion also
exists among our horticulturists, but as geuer-
al thing, it is conceded that peaches viii be very
scarce this season.
The peach crop is killed 50 far as we can hear,
entirely. upon recent examination of our own
and one or two other orchards, we were unable
to find a live one.-ffke Co. Democrat
PER CoNTRA-A correspondent of the Chicago
Times writes from Springfield, April 9th. Sac
counts from all parts OF the state warrant the
statement that there will be q good peach crop
this season. Other fruits are equally promising
The wheat crop also never promised better aud
unless bugs or rust damage it, the yield will BE-
one of the largest ever known in the state
The ceatal system has been abandoned by all
or nearly all of the boards of trade, and we now
20 back to the bushel system. The next step
viii be to 90 back to pounds, shillings and pence
The present prospect is that the south will. as
choice OF evils, adopt the reconstruction policy.
We hope this viii be done, for withsat it they
viii have no vote in the next presidential cleo
ton.
General Il. f. Lee writes to a friend in Loui,i-
ana: II am glad to inform yon that Washing
ton College is progressing as we'll as could be ex-
pected. We have three hundred and forty
academic students, and twenty-five in the law
class, with an able corps of teacher
During 1866 100000 pounds Of books were eY-
ported from Great Britain, a large proportion Of
which to the United States The value OF
these books was s2,0t0,Ss5 in gold, an average OF
90 cents per pound.
The recent action of congress will involve the
discharge OF at least ten thousand laborers from
the navy yards of the United States during the
present year. That body was ready to reduce
everything but the pay OF its own MEMBER
Mrs Jane G. swisshelm has just finished L
work OF fiction which, it is said, photographs Il
number of government officials in and about
Washington.
4 great religious revival is going on in Oberlin,
Ohio. One hundred and eight persons were adj
nli,ted to the First church at Obern Oh Sun
day.
The newspaper proprietors OF New Orleans
have lately abolished Monday morning papers"
A resolution to that effect adopted at a full
meeting Of the associated press of that city
Webster's spelling book sold last year at the
rate of 5,l3l copies for each working day. The
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lions
The grasshpopers are beginning 10 give the peo-
pie of Western Texas some uneasiness. The San
Antonio Hsrdld Gays that the youne insects have
appeared in that vicnity-nyriads upon myr-
ads Of them.
| The jewellers in Broadway New York, are re.
ported to have sold more diamonds and expen-
| sive jewelry since Christmas than during any
similar period for two years
The "Star spangled banner was Kissed in
Portland Maine, probably on account CT the bad
music. Ii this had happened in Southern city
| there would have been a committee appointed
forthwith by congress for investigation.
| The loss of the population in the state of Mis-
sisspp in the last six years, is estimated at
5000 whites and $1,000 blacks.
A negro in Dawson, Ga stole a pair OF boots
and returned them the same day, saying that
his conscience wouldn't let him keep them
| They were both for one foot, and two sizes too
small
! In Alabama, 10000 white persons have been
admitted to the poor list. In South Carolina,
not less than 100000 have asked for help.