The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-09
Vicinity Items.

The Wilmington Adc0catc mentions IA seri-
Gus accident tc Rev Thos O'Gara of that
place, who was thrown from his carriage
while out riding with three or four children,
calf having frightened his horses.
Kendall county is fearful that somebody or
something will break into the Jail, and wants
a tight fence built around it for protection.
One day last week little boy fell off q
fence into kettle of hot soap ut Princeton,
and died from consequent injuries.
Recently Millington lady smashed the
windows of two of the saloons there, because
her husband was in the habit Of getting drunk
at these places.
Joliet is to have a horse railroad from the
city to the rolling mills Also a 100000
Methodist church. built of the best stone, and
gothic in style.
The last of Mr. Shoemaker, of Fulton city,
Whitesde county was when he got blind
drunk and drove team Of blind horses down
a blind road over a stone quarry, and killed
himself
We learn from the Galcna Gdzette that Ole
Aushdahl, of Warren, little boy twelve years
old, was killed last week by tripping over a
croquet hoop, and falling upon pointed
lath he had in his hand, which penetrated the
brain through the eye, He lived forty eight
hours.
Mrs Sarah Mcintosh, of Wilmington, has
an aDunced herself as candidate for school
superintendent of viii county.
Five prisoners confined in the Bureau Co..
Jail at Princeton for various offences, broke
Jail on the Both ult by prying open the regis
ter and crawling through the furnace. The
sheriff was absent from the city at the time,
hence they got away without being immedi-
atcly pursued.
Mrs. DR.. Croswell, of StreatOr, was thrown
ont of buggy on Friday last, and her left
ankle broken just above the Joint
The Earlville gazette says that, Last week
Geo Dumond offered to pay \. II. Davisson
$735 for eleven steers; they were fine ones
Mr.. Dayisson refused the offer, and agreed to
take $500 per hundred; they averaged 1918
lbs, making IA 49S lbs, which amounted, at
the price, TO $40.
The Yorkvillc Ncrs give, us an item on the
railroad tariff cXtortion in this way:
d. NJ Haght is still furnishing practical
solution To railroad cXtortion. He sent two
teams to Chicago last week loaded with but
ter and produce and loaded them back with
merchandise. They saved S33, making the
trip in two days All other merchants should
DO likewise.
More trouble is brewing in Louisiana in
consequence of Grant overriding the state
government, the choice of the people, and
ioisting upon the citizens hi. bogus federal
carpet bag concern. \ despatch Of the 9Th
inst says
The reports from Grant Parish are of the
most conflicting character and were it not
for the energy and judgment exhibited by Ii.
&. Clark, the Governors secretary, who has
been left in chsr-e. hl1pdShcd would I'M
doubleday ensue The conservatives have, II
j stated toy letters from those who represent
the Kellogg Government, perfect charge Of
ColtaN and have tom up all tn commissions
II the opponents \ passage AZ arms has Ia
ken place. with small result and had It not
gcen for Mr. Clark, the military would have
would have ensUed. Ailir, are now quiet
Great excitement exists in the city. Compan
ie> OF infantry left to-day i.r tlliaN, and II !,
hoped their P-e-,uC- vii cause accusation n:
troubles.