The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-01-04
Current Ne ws.

German convict named Brand, died in the
Penitentiary very suddenly, of apoplexy, a few
days since He was on old man, and was sent
from Chicago about two and half years ago
A New York paper announces the arrival of
Ole Bull, the celebrated violinist on another pro-
fessional tour. Where did he come from? The
papers certainly announced his death minutely
and circumstantially over year ago.
A Methodist parson in Galesburg. the other
day in his meeting, gave notice of the presenta-
ton Of the Black Crook, and of Calico Ball.
and demanded that II any Of his members wished
to attend, they should como to his house and have
their names takcn off the church list. -N
The Chicago Tribune says the express compan-
les have not consolidated but have agreed to a
tariff Of rates. mutual exchange of business,
and DIVISION Of TERRITORY and profits. What is
the difference?
1t costs twenty-five cents to have shirt wash
ed in some parts Of Ohio, just now owing to the
scarcity of water. ILA 2TQ0d
A chicken thief in Stubenville, Ohio. the other
night took twelve hens, and dropped a VALE,
with $50 in the coop.
Washington special says an estimate compil.
ed from statistics collected by the Governors of the
Southern States, places the number of whites and
blacks in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia
and Carolina, who are in suffering condition,
at three millions. Gen. Howard thinks Congress
will have to provide relief for these destitute
A proposition is made to have a government loan
of twenty-five or twenty-six millions at six per
cent, secured by lien on property and crops-
Gen. II. does not approve of this, but favors a
distribution OF food, the cost to be secured by
lien on crops.
The Illinois Industrial University, located at
Champaign, Champaign county, is to be opened
fer the reception of students on the second Of
March next.
Connecticut is great tobacco. producing re-
gion. One tobacco grower, near the Connecticut
river, has this year raised twenty-sight tons,
and sod his crop for $4,000 -
match factory in Detroit Is said to occupy
three and half acres Of ground, and to bs ca.
pable Of making 1900 900, 600 matche. every
year.
Nearly all the hotels of Boston have opened
their bars for the public sale Of liquor.
The losses by fire in Chicago during the seven
months last past amounted to $1,207, 748; in-
surance, 81, 460,237.
A. +. Wellington, famous "good drinker,"
OF Peru, in this county, and who has been we'll
known to old settlers for twenty years past as
the "Duke of Wellington" died a week ago
from cold contracted while lying out one night
in state Of inebriety.
The low stage Of water ON the Mississippi
may be inferred from the fact that on the 18th
ult two gentlemen at Keoksk, Iowa, having
provided themselves with rubber bsots, 4wadsd
the river. on the rapids Just above the packet
depot II is the first successful performance Of
the feat on record oAJ
The Union Pacific railroad bridge ut Omaha
WAS completed On Friday, and the regular pas
senger train commenced running into Council |
Bluffs on Monday, making a through route from
Chicago W Cheyenne, l 900 miles JOlr
Il is hard to live without wife--ns gentle
hsaft 10 got up cold mornings 10 build the Are. "
Tho spring Of domestic happinso~s- -tfspriug.e