The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-03-19
CREAM OF OUR EXCHANGES.

Cy notice covering some four columns in the
Aurora Herald, we learn that the silver plate
nanufactory at Aurora has commenced With ~
operatives.
A subscriber OF the Earlvil|e G,sette sends the
publisher pvt. gr. If gold dust for year s
subscription to thai paper. The editor seems to
regard the amount lless than dollars WORTH as
so tremendous that he sava - feels as II he had
drawn an elephant and d;dn. know what to do
Wit. it.
The Hash man of the Aurora Beacon, noting
the movement TO raise fund in New York TO
erect monument to Peabody, thinks they had
better get through buryng him first.
A company has just been organized at Aurora
to erect milk factory, whatever that may mean.
Morris, according to the Herald, has recently
been done by q gang OF dead beats, travelling
under the high sounding name of Campbell
Minst-els" A. minstrels they are failugs. but
in the wsy of cheating hotel keepers and print
ers are hard to beat.
La Sale is again agitating the projec: Of the
La Sale and Chicago Railroad, A meeting was
held in that city on Wednesday evening, to take
measures for having a vote on subscribing stock
and to bond" the towns through which tho
road is to pass. SO says the Press.
The youthful editor Of the Cambridge Demo-
0crat is in e1stacies over present OF "a hunk
of genuine spruce gum." Says the editor -
didn't We luxuriate? We have not had rs
good 'chaw' for many long day. Spruce gum
is our weak spot. May he live long to repeat
the favor Go it, Bub!
jacksonville, no less famed as the location of
the insane asylum, blind asylum, and other state
benevolent institutions, than for its exceptional
(kind of piety, we are grieved to note by local
religious paper, the Independent, is becoming
very wicked. Even the children Of pious pa.
rents" says that paper, "play marbles for keeps"
Society is said to be nothing but mixture of
nister.ies and miss.eries.-ESchange.
Still there's thought to be good deal of plain,
solid comfort in the 'mixturc"--if properly
made .adttoon Journul.
The Quincy Herald notices the clandestine
marriage in that city Of Mr.. NJ. Campbell, of
Macomb, to Miss Maggie Matto1, of Colchester.
The bride is school girl, and after the marriage
she returned to school, while the bridegroom
went west, the parties intending to keep the
marriage secret for the present. IN which the
Herald is helping them-much.
Wild ducks said to be unusually abundant
this spring all along the Illinoi. river The
most indifferent and Impractical sportspen find
no difficulty in killing from fifty to one hundred
ducks in a day.-Erchanye
They haven't got far north as La Salle
county as get. When they come We shall test
this matter about "unpracticed sportsmen."
We have been enjoying cool weather during
the past week. |VenOaa I,der
Hayo had the article here but can't aver az to
the enjoyment"
OgIe county went bender" last week, on
the occasion If the opening of the Rockford and
Rock Island II. II. This road runs from Rock.
lord down the valley of Rock River, cn byron,
Dixon, &C., to Rock Island, and is eventually to
form connecting link in the grand railroud line
connecting ST. Louis with the railroad system of
wisconsin, along The east bank Of the Mississippi
Al important murder trial has Just termina-
ted III Wyoming Territory, wherein the jury
was composed Of women. The trial lasted six
days, at the end of which the jury returned
verdict of guilty. The telegram says "The la
dies OF the jury wore much fstigued."
Lotus Niles, son of Col. L. Miles, of Bellville,
has been appointed cadet at West Point re.
ceiving the favor through the Hon. John B. Hay.
1t is proper to state, that nothing was paid for
tho appointment, which makes it quite an ex.
ceptional case, you see.
The Newport Meas says lobster was picked
up on the beach near that city, weighing seven.
teen pounds, and supposed to be about a half
century old. The finder sent it to Grant and
got an appointment as lighthouse keeper by the
next mail.
The Peoria Transcript has an interesting de.
scFlption OF thst city and it's bushes. prosperity.
Tho present population is from $4,000 TO q,
Ahere are ~ churches and missions, 12 public
and private schools, and banks.
The Henry Republican, objects 10 the popular
oatroom exptession whisky straighth," affirm.
ing that "the more Of such strengthening you yet
the ofookeder you become" The editor has
doubtless been there and kaops.
The same paper also get. of tho Sollowinv:
when lady and gentleman meet upon a stree.
crossing aa opportunity is offered the gentleman
70 display his good breeding by giving the ladv
the larger portion of the walk, and an eou,Ilyy
good opportunity for u true lady to exhibit com.
mon lropflety by aCCpptnv the cn,r,..,, i'll