The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-04-02
CREAM OF OUR EXCHANGES.


the glorious right of suffrage. On Monday they
elect school director, on Tuesday town officers,
and on Saturday, they vote on subscribing $780,
900 to the Chicago Il La Sale r. r. If they
make . registry for each of these elections, rs
they probably must Tor the first and last, the
amusement will be somewhat expensive.
by the same paper We learn that Mr.. Robert
Gray, glass blower of La Sale. has had his
challenge to d contest with quoits for $500 side,
accepted by a gentleman in st. Louis, and
soon as the place be agreed upon, the contest
will probably take place. Mr. Gray, the Press
says, pitches quoits weighing II pounds each
distance of IS yards, with astonishing accuracy.
The Virden Record boasts OF an unmarried
lady living near that village who owns 200 acres
of excellent land which she paid for by teaching
school. "She has tenants, receives her rent in
grain, often bringing it to market herself writes
her own contracts is her own attorney, and in
suit recently before one of our 'Squires conduct
ed il herself and won it, completely out.yeneral-
ing one of biggest and most learned attorneys"
The Bloomington Paragraph, one Of the ablest
radical papers in the state is getting pretty we'll
round to the sensible side of things. Lately it
pitched vehementy into the swindling radical
tariff, and now it dcnounces the plunderng ma.
tional banking system. by which it says the peo-
pie are robbed of forty millions year.
The Nashville Citizen gives account of woman
in that vicinity, who in attempting TO get some
eggs in stable, over head, got her arm caught
between two logs and remained there four hours
before assistance relieved her. 1t was a bitter
cold day and her arm was frozen solid. The
fingers will be amputated but the arm saved.
David Steavens, the owner of the largest land.
ed estate in La Sale Co., has discovered vein
Of coal 9 feet thic * at depth of 80 leet under
lying the lands he owns in the town Of Bruce
MENDOZA Chronicle.
SIGH is fame! The Chronicle doubtless means
David Straun.
By the same paper We learn that it is getting
almost as dangerou, for railroad passengers to
get off the cars at Mendoza as it is at L. Sale
A gentleman stepping off the cars on Wednesday
noon OF last week, was seized by two hurley fel.
lows garroted, and robbed of diamond pin
worth $40O. The rascals were prevented from
further depredatons by being observed by
another passenger who frightened by them cry.
ing Justify for the 'polce!"
The Morris Herald credits rumor that Gen.
W. Birney, who moved year or two ago from
Grundy county to Florida, is about to be sent
from that state to the U. s. Senate. II true, it
will show that Senators are made of pretty cheap
material down south
The same paper objects to publishing y com.
munication entitled "a Voice from Below" be-
cause the author withholds his name. Probably
the writer withholds his name out Of delioacy
for the feelings Of his relatives who may still be
above.
The shortest passage ever made across the At
lantic has just been made. 1t was by tho Inman
steamer, City of Brussels, Captain Kennedy. She
zeaced Queenstown Ireland, in seven days, %
hours and minutes.
The Past Grand Worthy Patriarch of the Vir.
ginia Sons of Temperance, has just died. This
he had right to do, ouly dying Of delirium ire.
nasas was in questionable taste
The kentucky senate has named q county af-
ter Robert E. Lee. Will congress stand that
1t ought at once TO send some lecherous cut.
throat OF commander into that state, and reduce
1t to territorial condition.
For the first time in the history of Jackson.
vile, the citizens supply themselves this winter
with ice. A dam was built below living spring,
near the town. last fall, whence the supply.
Father Grant has arrived back safe from
Washington. Cincinnati paper mentions
rumor that, while a. the White House, Jesse
stepped off the East Room, and found it ninety.
five feet long by ninety wide"
Bonner's latest advertising dodge il to give
cheap bells to western churches. Every time
the bell rings those in hearing arc reminded that
1t is their duty to subscribe for the New York
Ledger.
An exchange puts the question in this way:
III the sale of 4 caIetship entails expulsion
from Congress, why should not the sale OF Cabi.
net oHces insure expulsion from the Presidency ?
John Morrissy has no. attended this session Of
Congress, and Senator sprague has been there
very little.
The Peoria Democrat Dowdelrs paper is out
IN long leader in favor of women's ,uffrsuo
The World says that Mr. Sumner give. N.
ponderosity Of his verbos;y to ridiculos;tou.
prepos'erosi'y in the form of funding bill.
A meeting of "colored democrats was held n,
Kansas City on Wednesday last.