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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-21

TRICHINA SPIRALIs-Now that every body
is again eating pork sausages and too little
attention is paid to their beng properly
cooked, the newspapers are Astounding in
the usual number of cases ofpGrisitic poison
ing by the trtctino spirdlS. A gentleman
of Chicago bought very fine hog, weighing
400 pounds, in Lee county, and having the
lard tried out had the rest oft made into nice
country sausages.' His whole fmily, and
half u dozen of neighborS who tasted the extra
nice sausages were taken with the trlchina
disease and at last accounts two had died
Al Aurora, ind, Mrs. Trenart had tattod
two pigs in her back yard and killed them.
Herself and three children were taken sick
soen alter eating OF the sausagcs, and within
Il week half dozen of the neighbors that had
also tasted the sausages were taken sick. The
pork was examined and that of one of the two
pigs was found TO be full of the parasite. Two
of the children of Mrs. Trenart have died :.
The other patients are convalescent.
Prof. Sutton, who has given a great deal of
attention To these cases in Aurora, advances
as the result of his Investigation, some ideas
on the subject OF trichinosis and hog cholera
that are new ana interesting. While but one
OF Mrs Trenart's pigs had ever shown SIGNS
of disease, the flesh of the other is found also
slightly infected. lie infcrs that this proves
the highly infectious character of the disease
and now adds that the period of infection
is from twelve TO twenty days that the dis.
case, like measles and smallpox, was self.
limited, and, like those diseases, one attack
exempt from a second.
He says that after an attack of trichinosis
the poison still remains in the flesh for wears
ready la develop disease when this flesh ;s
eaten or taken into the stomach, but after
hogs recover from hog cholera they are fa,
tened and sold to our butchers and the mea,
becomes one of the principal articles of food
IN the west, under The form of bacon, suyar.
cured hams, etc, lie concludes, therefore
that, IL the ,richina is a cause of the hoo.
cholera. which is now prevailing TO a grca,
extent in some parts OF Kentucky, there are
none 81 the usual signs accompanying il
None OF the carcasseS of cholera hogs show
any signs Or the trichin;e, while those OF
which the the human victims partook as food
exhibited - many rs $4,000 tn The cubic inch
4. Of flesh.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-21

CHARLES KINGsLEY.-The Rev. Charles
Kingsley the noted English author and Gi
vine, has arrived in this country, accOmpa-
MED by his sister His purpose is to VISIT the
various manufacturing establishments of the
country and acquaint himself generally with
our industrial system, Mr. Kingsley having
already mingled largely with the working
classes in England and done much effective
work in the way of ameliorating their condi
ton. His writings are familiar 10 most gen
eral readers Alton Locke" "Hypatia,"
1.-TWO Years Ago" and " llereward, the Last
of the English" being among his leading
works. 1t is understood that Mr.. X. will de.
liver few lectures while here, one of which
will he at Chicago. As public speaker he is
said to be singularlv eloquent and attractive,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-21
BIG INDIAN WAR IN PROSPECT,

Reports have come during the week from
Fort Laramie of outrages by the Indians in
the vicinity of Red Clouds agency, some &c
miles from Laramie. Lieut. Robinson and 8
private soldier were met a short distance
from the agency and killed; also young
man named Appleton, in charge of the oren.
cy IN the absence Of Mr. Savillc the agent 4;
and teamster named Royal Buck, of Ne.
braska City, The murders were committed
by Sioux, most of whom have left the agency
and are said to have gone ON buffalo hunt
though bands Of them are threatening the set
tiers in various directions. The cause Of the
trouble seems to have been a failure ,o re.
deem Il promise made the Sioux by the
Peace C1mmssjon' TO supply them with
certain arms and ammunitions The Sioux
CITY Jo"rHdl says IN this head:
Our townsman, DIR. J. J. Saville i IN
charge OF the Red Cloud Agency, and we
know that months since he expressed thr fear
that therc would he trouble unless promises
hiaue lhe Sioux were not better fulfilled in
the future than they had been in the mast
These Indians were formerly located on the
rate, Dut Indian Commissioners induced
them to remove to their present agency, pro
missing them guns, ammunition. etc 'Thesc
promises the Sioux claim, and Nc hclievs
justly, were never made good, and the chief.
have gwen repeated warnings that unless III,
Government kept its faith with them thor,
would be trouble. Ii would appear Thai IN,
commissioners, in order 10 effect their ohiert
made promises they were unable 10 fulfilI
even they ever had any intention of doinc
SO, and now at q safe distance from the seen,
OF trouble leave the agent and his HELPERS 1,
suffer the consequences of their illadyisct
action
The Sioux, it is said, eau muster 5000 wal
riors' and as they would, in case of a war, b
joined by The Camanchc and other tribes,
would require from five TO ten thousand wei
mounted cavalry as well as four or five reg
ments Of infantry, with artillery, &c, 10 cop
with them. Six companies of cavalry wer
forwarded by rail 10 Laramie on Monda
from Omaha, but the later advices rndicat,
that there is no immediate danger of "A NOR
extended outbreak.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-21

Springfield piety is an article that had
hitherto attracted little attention-in fact, is
existence was hardly suspected; yet it is
MeIe beyond question, and is hedcy. \ WEE k
ago the Governor gave reception at the
executive mansion, which means one OF
those parties to which everybody goes with
out waiting for any specially pressing invita-
ton. Now it seems al this reception a
portion Of the company INDUCED in the sin
full amusement of dancing, and another por-
ton even played the profane games OF old
sledge and Pedro with cards Springfield
picty stood aghast Next day the saints
held meeting and appointed a committee
to wait upon the Governor and request MN
to conduct his future receptions on prlnci-
Piles somewhat more in accordance with the
elevated ideas of the Rev. Aminadab Sleek.
What a pity there wasn't some OF this sort OF
piety around Springfield about the time that
ci,y's new state house lobby grocery was in
its glory at the Leland, two years ago!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-21

Bold BANK RoBDERY.-Onc of the boldest
and mo-, successful bank robberies ever com.
mitted In ibis country took place at Quincy
on Friday nj ht of last week. The First Ma.
tional Bank of hat city was entered by bur-
glars digging through the top of the vault
first removing the floor from a room over
head, then charging the safes with an explo-
sivc and blowing them open. One safe, con
tanning cash and bonds to the amount of
$4,000, was completely blown open and ri
fled of all its contents. Another safe, con.
tanning only bonds and papers, resisted the
shock sufficiently 50 that it was not entered.
The bank was within a block of Police head.
quarters and in the business centre of the
city, yet no one heard the explosion. The
bank offers $4,000 for the arrest of the rob,
bcrs, but thus far there is no clue TO their
identity or whereabouts.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-21
THE GRAB LAW.

Whenever the grab law Of 1869 is mention
ed by the Chicago papers, and the partici
pants in the "steal" are held up to odium, LA
Sale county comes in for full share OF
abuse, because, they say, this county owes
1868, 900 which the grab law helps to pay
Beg your pardon. The S2G3,00O La Sale
county is charged with consists Of Fox River
Valley bonds, voted by half dozen towns
under supposed law that never passed the
Legislature, and which bonds the Supreme
Court has therefore decided the towns need
not pay. La Sale county, therefore, has no
interest in sustaining the grab law"
The law, as passed in 1869 and as it was
then intended it should and supposed it would
operate, was not without mcritorious features.
| If the people of certain localities, by heavily
taxing themselves to build railroads and make
improvements succeeded in a few years in
doubling the value of their property, it did
look reasonable OH the face Of it that they
should have the benefit of such increase for a
few years to help them pay the debt they had
incurred to bring it about. BY the operation
VI lHt graz law, III lNSS liith ioul ytdIS
some $500 miles of railroad were built in this
state, and at u small calculation $50, 600, 900
were added to the assessablc property Of the
statc--an addition that would not otherwise
have been made. If the localities that taxed
themselves to create this property, after ten
years swell ito 800, 600 900, and then add tito
the aggregate assessment of the state, il is at
least nice question of figures whether, upon
the whole, the state has not made money by
the operation. Chicago, at least which is
mainly benefited by the $500 miles of rail,
road that were built, should be the last to
complain.
But where the shoe pincheS, and where the
injustice of the grab law comes in with crush
ing force is in the cash value" assessment
which the present revenue law requires. I'm
der the revenue law in force in 1869, when the
grab law was passed, property was valued at
little over onc.fourth its actual cash value
The counties or towns voting railroad bonds
were expected to have taxes paid back to
them only on the increase at the same rate of
Dul uuusi tHc plcScHt aoSCos- |
ment law property is assessed at double and
thribbc the former rate, and the increase in
the bond owing counties or towns is therefore
double and thribble what it ought to be. This |
is how the grab law has become so unjust and
infamous in its operation, 1t the present
Legislature will so amend the present revenue
avs as to bring us back 10 the old system of
the worst features of the grab law
will disappear.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-21

\ gas well was discovered last week on the
premises of K Il. Griffith, 10 miles east of
Sresior. He was boring for coal, and the au.
CUR having passed through lO1 feet of blue
clay and three feet Of quicksand and striking
the rock, was suddenly lifted up a foot or
Two, though weighing, with its attachments,
some 300 lbs. The force underneath was soon
discovered to be common burning gas |,
forces lis way through GO foot column of
water and Is of remarkable purity. Mr.. Grit.
18th proposes TO tube the well and attach pipes
so as to use the gas for heating and lighting
purposes.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-21


PASSENGER FARE.-Tickets are still sold
over the Baltimore ana Ohio route for 81
from Chicago through to Baltimore and 50
70 Philadelphia and Washington.
The Chicago, r. /. & p. r. II. is about to
issue passenger fare tickets at the rate of 800
for 5000 miles of passage This rate is a,
TWO cents per mile. Propositions to pur.
chase less amounts ,han 5000 miles tickets
will not be entertained, at least we understand
II so.
The effect upon interior towns will be
good, a. il will allow families 10 live in the
interior while the head may be prosecuting
business in Chicago. For instance, an indivld.
ual may do business in Chicago, his family
live in Ottawa, and may see them every two
weeks in the year for 500.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-21

Wendell Phillips has written column
article for the New York EpeHiEg Pos: in
favor of issuing Sl2OO,O0O,OOO of sreenbacks.
He thinks with such quantity ahoat il
would be impossible for Wall street 10 get
corner or them. The EcegiHg Posi- refers 10
the communication as a sad illustration of
the effects of oneideaism on 4 naturally fine
intellect, and intimates that corner in some
luna,ic asylum would be good thing Cor
Wendell.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-21

Farmers in the American bottom complain
of large number Of grasshoppers which are
at present lodging in their wheat fields. 1t is
feared that permanent damage may be caused
10 the crop by these pests.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-21

A victim of the Gadshill (MissourD Railway
robbery was in Springfield Cllinois) on Tues
day, and seeing Col Mclaughlin, secretary of
the railroad and warehouse commissioners,
detected in him one of the daring robbers. 1t
was some time before he could be convinced
of his mistake
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-21

Cnang and Eng are at present undergoing
the interesting process of being chopped up
~ the surgeons of Philadelphia although
the said surgeons are under bonds not to mu.
ulate the bodies so as TO permanently disfg.
are them, as the sorrowing widows have an
idea Of furthur realizing on them in the way
Of exhibition. They are shown by the autopsy
20 have been 50 vitality united that death
would have followed any attempt to separate
Them during life. The membrane which
lines the abdomen was one in both. extending
through the mysterious ligament that bount
them together. This ligament was also con
nccted with the liver and the heart of each.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-21

Jacksonville has just completed her water
works at a cost of $4,000 The works will
supply $4,000 gallons minute or 3G,000,0O0
in "a hours. That ought to be enough. The
city is to have jubilee over the event in a
lnW lavs
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-21

Peru had fire on Water street one night
last week about - o'clock, and though
dozen OF her firemen succeeded in dragging
the fire engine to the fire, there was not a
man among them that knew how TO work the
machine, and the house burnt down without
a sprinkle from the $1,000 squirt.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-21

The robbers of the train on the Iron Noun
tain railroad a few months ago, put in an APP
pearancc last Friday night Q3th) at CRANKY
station, on the Atlantic & Pacific II. r., in
Missouri. The express agent had Just re-
ceived q package of $4,000 from a passing
train and locked it up in his safe, and was
going home, when three or four men on horse
back stopped him, made him 20 to his office,
unlock the safe and give them The money.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-21

DR.. Parker Barrett, a respectable physician
at Manhattan, VIII county, and enjoying a
good practice, committed suicide on the 10th
inst, by hanging himself in his own barn
His father had ended his life in the same
manner two years ago.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-21

Both houses OF the Massachusetts, lcgisla-
ture have finally agreed to expnnge the rcso-
luton of censure against Sumner they passed
a year ago in reference to his battle flags
resolution in the L. s. senate.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-21

ANOTHER RAILROAD DEBT PAID-The S;-
preme Court of Illinois has lust decided an
other batch of Illegally issued railroad bonds
void The case was that of Campbell Is. The
Paris Decatur X. r. The counties OF Coles
Douglas, Edgar and Moultrie had issued
bonds to the amount of $363OO0 in aid of the
road; but the Supreme Court could find
neither in the charter of the company or any
law of the state the authority under which
said bonds Were issued, and therefore declare
'hem void from the beginning The railroad
company. as usual, had taken the bonds and
issued stock for them, and then cheated the
counties out of the stock.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-21

Rodgers, the bruiser that killed the other
bruiser IN the Streator prize tight several
months ago, was tried last week at Pontiac
on the charge Of manslaughter and acquitted.
He was defended by i. Z. Payson and W. r.
Ament, whick goes far 10 account for the
strange verdict
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-21

King Lunalilo. of the Sandwich Islands,
more Familiarity known as king Bill" is
dead. He was man of education, converted
in his early youth from the heather ways of
MS ancestors TO Christianity, and trained in
the virtues as well as vices of civilization
lie became king on the death of Kamehame-
ma in 1862, by vote Of the people The leg
stature will now order new election, and
II is said the most popular native for the pc.
si.ion is David Kalakua, whoever he may be.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-21

The southern ana western senator's are at
work actively to have the secretary of the
treasury issue S40000,000 more bonds for
banking capital stock for the south and west.
The east has absorbed that much more than
its share. The eastern senators, especially
Senator Anthony Of Rhode Island, are oppoS-
| ING the mcasurc.-Lr.
Well, suppose the government issues $40
100000 bonds to establish new banks in the
south and west, how are the south and west
to get them? These bonds are worth 10 per
cent premium, and as the government will
give them up only for cash and for all they
are worth, it will cost the south and west
$4f, 100000 of currency to get the bonds
Then the south and west, to make them the
basis for banking capital and to get national
bank notes for them, must carry the bonds
back to Washington and deposite them in the
treasury, upon which the banking department
will issue to the south and west paper to the
amount of 80 cents on the dollar of the $40,
100000 of bonds, or $40, 100000 of currency to
be used for banking pursoses in the aforesaid
south and west Now how much currency
do the south and west gain by the operation {?
They pay $44,0O0,OOO currency for The bonds
and get back $36000,000, or $S,OOO,OOO less
Would it not be better for the south and
west to hold on TO their currency, than to buy
bonds and establish banks under such a sys
TEN? This stupid howl for more banks in
the south and west is based on the insane
notion that the bonds on which the currency
is issued cost nothing. 1t is exactly on par
with the other insane notion, that an issue OF
a few hundred millions more greenbacks
would gil the south and west with money,
though every man of sense knows that the new
issue would gather in Wall streetsin less than
a month, and would have to be bought or
borrowed from the Wall street operators ex,
actly as over $20OOOO,0OO of currency are now
lying IDLE in Wall street and are waiting for
the south and west to earn or borrow them
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-21

The Mendoza arteslan well has reached
depth of 914 feet, and no flow of water yet
For the last 200 feet the bore seems to have
passed through alternate layers of sandstone
and silicious limestone
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-21

Philadelphia, ON Tuesday, reelected the
present mayor, Stokley, by 10000 majority
over A. r. Mcclure, the peoples or reform
candidate The Phlladelphians want no Gre
form" in theirs at time when there are such
rich centennial steals in prospect
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-21

All subscriptions to be paid in advance.
Remittances may be made through money
rider or registered letter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-21
CLUBBING,

We are prepared to club the FREE TRADER
with the following publications, furnishing
both at the prices named. The offer is open
to old subscribers or new at any post Office
IN the county:
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Times s3' w
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-02-25
Narrow Escape from Fire.

The dwelling house of Mr. j. Moulton on
9Th street recently purchased by Mr.. Krause,
and occupied by Mr.. Thomas Samuels,
had narrow escape from destruction by
fire Tuesday morning. While Mr.. Samuels
and family were at breakfast the ceiling Of
the sitting room caught fire from the stove
pipe, and when the family entered the room
the tin bers around the pipe were burning
aud the flames had communicated to the bed
room above. A few moments more the
smoke would have been 50 intense and the
flames under such Roadway that it would have
been almost Impossible to have averted a
serious FIRE but few pals of wa ter just
in the nick of time put out the flames with
out much damage being done, except large
space burned around the thimble, and car
pet badly damaged about the stove.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-02-25

We gleau the following items from the
last number OF the Jefer son County Union :
On Monday the 10th, sen of J. C. Allen
of Cold Spring, lad of about Is years.
took his gun and went to tho farm of Mr..
Kyle, in this town, where several men and
boys were engaged in cutting wood. He
set his gun up against the log whe re it ap-
peared to be in the way Of the workmen
the boy in attempting to move it in some
way hit the hammer against the log so as
to discharge the gun, and as the boy had
bold Of the muzze, the charge took of the
thumb and part of the fingers from tn
baud, and the charge then struck shim full
Id the face, and put out che eye certain,
and probably both, besides mangling his
face badly. D.. Bickwell was called, who
dressed the woands as we'll as he could;
but recovery is doubtful. Thus another
young person. is manned for life just by gross
carelessness in handling gun. Mr.. Allen
is poor hard working man, and lily able
to bear this great affection. We are in
formed that some of the citizens are NOV
ing in the right direction to assist Mr. Al
len in his trouble.
The announcement last week that the
"Crickets would play in jefferson was
made in good faith, and when made it was
was supposed Breunig's Hall could be pro-
cured. Since the announcement it has
been ascertained that the Hall caunot be
had on account of clause in the insurance
policy, covering The same, which forbids its
use for entertainments where scenery is
used.
One day last week as Mr.. P. Eigabroad.
Of this village was returning from White
water with his family in sleigh, a sud.
den start of the horse threw his little dauoh.
ter out, causing a fracture of the shoulder
blade.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-02-25
&enri-9oeal.
jefferson.

Ats donation festival for the benefit O
the Rev. R. P. Lawion, held in the NJ. E
Church at Oakland, on the evening of tn,
18th. inst, about fifty dollars were received
Mr.. Geo. G. Haskil, Of Loudonvil!e, Ohio
called at our Office yesterday. He is spend.
ing few days with his father and brother
in this town.
There was an unusually large attendance
at the monthly cattle market on the 18th.
The day was pleasant, many sales were
made, saloons and no tells prosrered finely,
merchants seemed gay and obliging, and
everybody looked pleased.
The Masquerade Gall at Muellers on
Monday night was big affair, and well
attended; some of the guests coming over
two hundred miles for the occas ion.-Ban-
neT
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-02-25
New Building.

AS soon as the weather permits for build
ing purposes MIS- K. Schubert will COM
mence the erection CT handsome story
brick building on the site of her present
drug store on Main street, between I'd and
Sd streets, which she will finish off suit.
able for dwelling and drug e;tablish-
ment. This is the first building we have
he lrd otto be erected on our business street
the present season, but there are doubtless
Others contemplated.
Since writing the above we learn that
Mr. August Schiller intends to erect store
building in The spring on the site of his
tailor shop, on East Madison Street. I'd
ward.