The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-11-28
CURRENT NEWS,

A decision has been rendered by the Circuit
Court of Henry county, Illinois, to the effect
that Judge cannot pass sentence Of death Tor
murder under the law Of 1867, unless jury
shall have 20 directed In case whore party
indicted fer murder had plead guilty, there was
nothing for . jury to determine, and hence the
death penalty could not be inflicted.
1t is stated in the papers that Gen. Geo. B.
Mcclellan has been engaged at a salary Of $40,
600 year. to superintend the erection of tho
works of Stevens battery, at Hoboken. He will
BE- employed upon this great work for some eight
or ter years. It is estimated that the work will
cost about $5.OOO0OO. When completed, it will
be presented to the state Of New jersey.
The Paris Magazine contains the following
item: Madame Lincoln, widow Of the late
President of the United States, il travelling
through France, in order to take up her abode at
Nice. We do net knew if the hoaors to which
she is entitled a. the widow Of great citizen
have been paid her in our country. Al! if
Madame Lincoln only were japanese Bat,
V'oH cV~y 40 Aos = SSHSsASwO'
Ahttle girl in Roshester stole piece Of can.
dy. and her mother, in order to shsw her what
hell is, whore little girls who steal candy 40,
roasted the ehild's hand over the kitchen frs.
Though Mrs. Hole-in-the-day now seeks en-
ployment IS . domestic, the property Of Hols-in.
the-Day, who now occupies q Hols-in.ths-
Ground, is worth over 100000, and viii even.
tually belong to Mrs. H.i.t-D.
A while ago, Mrs. Martha Raver, Of Paint
township, Ohio, wanted to visit her grandson,
ton miles distant, and concluded that a. she was
so years old last July, she was old enough to 20
afoot, and did SO.
Mahogany 10 20 abundant in Nsvads ~ to be
used fer fuel. A contract has been entered into
to supply sevesrl thousand cords of it at $3.50
per cord.
II. Rives Pollard, editor Of the Sousaer,
Opinion. at Richmond, was assassinated on the
Oath inst, by one James Grant, whose sister
Pollard had. the day before, reported in his pa
per to have oloped.
Gen. Waddy Thompson, who, in Calhoun's time,
was q member of congress from South Carslins,
and afterwards minister to Mexido, died at Tai.
lahassee, Fla, on the 23d inst, aged about TO-
Col. Martin Gates, an old and highly respected
citizen OF Quincy, in this state, has been pro.
nounced insane and been sent is Jacksonville.
The Tribune finds fsult with the Southern
people because they do not hold perfectly still
in the calling yoke Of congress. ma, make
Bill be quit-evsry time hit him on the head.
he hollers"
On Friday night of last week the house of
William Barry, living on the plank road five
miles north OF Peru, was entered BY three burg
lars, who robbed him of about 100 dollars, all the
meney he had. besides beating himself and wife
severely. No clue has yet been obtained of tn.
thieves
The Lanatic Asylum at Columbus, Ohio, was,
on the 18th inst, almost wholly destroyed BY
fire. Six female patients persisted in the flames.
Gossip from Washington says that Grant cuts
Wslles and Randall on tho street
that Seward will not be asked to remain in the
cabinet; that Colfax has already opened for the
succession, and hopes to control majority in
the cabinet
The tunnel at Dunleith, which has been in
course of construction for tho last four wears bv
the Illinois Central R. R. Co., is nearly complet-
ID lacking only little dressing up, which . few
days more will accomplish. The track has been
surveyed through and laid to tho approaches Of
the underground passage.
Tho Directors of ths St. Louis, vandalia and
Tsrre Haute Railroad Co., at recent meeting.
located the line between Efingham and Terre
Haste, adopting nearly what is known ss the
"Brough Line"
There were cast in the Fifth District of Hi.
aois, at the last election. about 5000 votes.
which indicate about s45,OOO population. The
theory OF Congress is that 10000 people are On.
titled to a representative.
ITO LIsPANARD ST.,