The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-01-29
CURRENT NEWS.

CURRENT NEWS.
A young maa (. Cincinnati continued his
New Years rsvsl antil late in the morning. and
was found the next day with one boot only
sticking out above the water of cistern in his
back yard.
Some beast in human shape says. wonan's
rights advocates are pantaloonatics." Put him
out
A juror at Waterfowl, n. Y, forty years of
age, said hs hadn't had newspaper in his house
in eight years. He voted for Grant from
'hearssy."
The high price Of butter is attributed to the
more extended use of the piano than the churu
among farmers daughters.
The Uuiou Pacific trains continue running
regularly; no Interruptions from snow. Tho
business of the road il much better than was
anticipated for the winter season. A large guam
tity of freight is going west daily, and consider.
able coming east.
The democracy of Champaign county, Ohio,
are running Harry Ford, colored man from
Urbsas, for state senator from that district, and
have printed under the name, IF he is white
enough to vote, he is white enough to be voted
for"
VIM. PENIS carriage is owned by Capt. Pierce,
Of Cleveland, who occasionally gives the old
thing An airing in the streets.
The order Of the Postmaster General that all
free mail matter for the next six months shall DO
weighed. il regarded ss the death knell Of the
franking privilege. a.ol,F
A New Orleans paper says that young Wild
ow in that city, who writes WELL is 'trsining
herself for An editor" We hope that We are not
the editor she is training herself for.-Prentiee.
Last Saturday two little sons Of Mr.. Tracy,
living near the Rolling Mill, at La Salle fell out
of . swing. where they were amusing them
selves, and the youngest, q ANAL lad, fractured
his skull and died few moments afterwards.
Ben. G. Truman, war correspondent of the
Philsdslphia Press, and at one time Andrew
Johusons private secretary. has married the belle
of Los Angeles, CAL, aud a valuable orange
grove
THE first intimation we have had that Sena-
tor Yates, Of Illinois is in this city" says the
Montgomery Adcerlser, sis to learn that gen.
tleman stranger, wrapped in cloak, but without
pants or coat walked up Commerce and Market
streets, yesterday morning, with much dignity
The street ears commenced running on Adams
street in Peoria last Sunday.
Both houses of the Kansas legislature passed
resolutions on the 18th inst, instructing their
delegations in congress to vote against further
appropriations for public buildings at Wash.
iugton.
Albert Pelham Clinton is youthful English
lord As usual he is in debt. He is also pc.
destrain. He recently walked ten miles on
wager, wining $3.50. This he handed over to
his creditors. The Pail Mall Gazette urges him
to keep on, and in time he will walk out of debt,
ii not sut of reach Of his creditors.
With reference to the statement that Home,
the spiritualis, sits on nothing, our devil is of
the opinion, tina. if the accounts of his income
are true, he has mighty good sit
The "small sewing machine which some ras-
cal in New York sends to the people who re-
spond to his advertisement by enclosing 81, is
q shoemaker's awl, worth about Is cents.
Somebody calls Ex-Governor Ashley, of Mon.
tans, "a coincidence of wind, belly and hair oil,
who never Intentionally injured anybody, but
whose life has been an abuse Of existence
The Galena Gazette chronicles the fact that
Rev. James Lynch, formerly negro preacher of
Galens, has been elected Secretary of the state
Of Mississippi.
Don Piatt speaks Of Mr.. Summers voice as