The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-09-04
CURRENT NEWS.


Joseph Christian, quiet. pescsable citizen Of
Mt. Sterling, ILL.,. was brutally murdered on the
Doth ult. by man named Daul, indicated for
theft and against whom Mr. Christian was the
principal witness, the object of the murder being
to get rid of his evidence.
Two nesroes, at Front Royal. Va, were lynch
ed on 10th ult. for committing an outrage on
whits girl Is years old named Alice Thompson.
Gen. Mead has given the radicals shock by
recently attending dinner party at the man
sion Of Asa Packer, democratic candidate for
governor of Pennsylvania, and giving toast !:
"Our host may his successes in the past be
eclipssd by his successes in the future"
Gerrit Smith, in recent discussion of the tenn
persuce question, says that prohibtory laws can.
not be enforced till we have governments differ
ally cursed"
The cotton crop is expected to yield 100000
bales this year, worth 100000 600 to the plan.
ters, at twenty-five cents pound.
A little daughter of Mr.. Irving. editor Of the
Winns6ago County Chief, got thrown from
buggy by q runaway horse, about two weeks
since, and 90 severely hurt, that death has re-
suited from her injuries.
Anna Dickinson visited the Yosemite Valley a
few days ago. She wore a full suit of BloOmer
costume, says the Golden Era, rode astraddle on
= mans saddle, climbed TO the most inaccessible
places and went as high and a. far as the strong
est and most active men.
DR.. ]. c. Aver, of patent medicine fame, is
among the candidates for Congress from Massa-
chusetts
A New Hampshire paper has funny typo
graphical error. 1t speaks of = reception to Ben
Butler, when the band struck up "Hail to the
Thief"
A young man in Illinois has read one hundred
and forty-three dime novels, and is ~ sane as
when he began.
DR.. Thompson, Gt Princeton, recently took the
jaw bone out Of a lady residing in Dover. The
operation WAS quite successful and the lady is
doing we'll. The Princeton Republican thinks
the taking Of the "jaw" out of woman desir-
able thing.
d. w. Bell, at st. Louis, ON Tuesday, sold his
famous horse Henry" to N. Wallace, in New
York, for 10000. Henry is the horse that made
the unprecedented time at Buffalo, in three sue
cessive heats, some four weeks ago.
The Princeton Republican, has a good story
about sleepy deacon at Maiden, who received
several hints from the preacher, which were I'M
needed, when the roveren1 gentleman shouted,
Lazarus, come forth" which awoke the deacon
SO suddenly that he iammed his elbow through q
window.
Mark Twain has taken the position Of associate
editor of the Buffalo Exress. He says: I'm
J. writing shall confne myself strictly to the
truth. except when i. is attended by inconven-
fence; shall vitheringly rebuke all forms Of
crime and misconduct, except when committed
by the party inhabiting my own vest"
A New Bedford lady bought pair OF white silk
gloves. 70 BE- returned in case they did not suit.
They were returned as not sui,ing, when it was
discovered that they had been used to decorate
the hands Of q corpse, and removed after the
friends had wept over it, and before the lid Of
the coffin was screwed down.
sv Mr.. Richardson, Of Washington, Ohio, is
6ably the oldest American clergyman. Yet
h0appesrs to be by no means superanuated; for,
although 1O6 years Of age, he walks five miles on
Sundays and breaches sermon.
There was . very light fall Of snow in New
York on Wednesday.
Edward OConnor of Livingston county, was
kicked by horse in La Sale on Tuesday, so as
to. fracture his skull. DR.. Cole removed piece
Of the SKULL and it is hoped that the man will
recover.
CRoPs.-The August report Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture on the condition of the