The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-27
From Leland.

| THAT LYCECM. Some time has elapsed
since last wrote you, and since then impor
lance has attached to the discussion of several
questions by the probably more
importance belong to their decision than dis
cusson. Among those settled for decade at
least are the following: Should Grant be
elected for the third term Decided
in the affirmative. Should we speedily
resume specie payments Decided in
negative, Has legal suasion more intiu
ence than moral, in the suppression Of the
Liquor traffic: No Should Capital Pun
ishment be abolished . Not yet is the pen
mlghtler &c Certainly it is is city life
is love stronger than hatredY No WAS
the Interference Of L. s. Grant in the Louis
lana imbroglio justifable? Certainly not
anticipation or participation? 'Anticipa-
ton in ours when we can participate
"Resolrcd, That negro suffrage has proved
beneficial tot The black race Decided in the
negative.
The society has proven great help to the
young men in this vicinity who have partcl.
pated in its proceedings
TEMrERANCE,-Sunday evening, January
Dist, Rev j. G. StouShton, of Aurora, deliver.
led an excellent lecture on the liquor traffic
and ou' laS regulating the sale Of it, &c, TO
a large and appfssiative audience. lie spoke
at length on the fundamental principles nn-
DERIVING this question, ana created lively
sensation while illustrating ths necessity of
every man-be lac liquor, dealer, farmer, or
other person, obeying the laws and being re.
sponsibe for his own acts
SCHoOIs.--Our schools we've never in -
fine, thrifty operation as at present Every.
body seems to be satisfied with the excelen,
results and practical utility of their accom-
plshed teachers. IA exhibition VIII take
place soon, under the supervision of Miss
Squier
COMING BACK.-We hear that our former
citizen and townsman, lawyer L. S. Abbott,
now of Pleasant Hill, Neb, Will soon return
to this place with his family TO remain until
the grasskoppcrs disappear from his beauti-
lul IOiuC III tut III NtSt. We uuutTStanu
that Mr.. A. has met with good success in his
legal practice, and, as Is his usual custom,
saved and laid by something for rainy day
COLD WEATHER.-Did you ever know of
such extremely cold weather tor such length
OF time as We have beed enjoying O. for the
past fifty days? Think Of the thermometer
ranging from 9 degrees above to 20 degrees
below zero, and averaging degrees below
for the entire time! No wonder the poor
suffered during such terrible weather as wei
have had Two weeks since, a farmer, by the
name of John Brandenburger, living two
miles southeast of here, died, and owing to
the extreme cold and storms it was found i'm.
possible TO have mis- body inferred until nine
days after his decease. The west end of
Jerry Aliens house took fire the other day
when IL was too cold To carry water to put il
out, when one hundred school boys throwing
three thousand snow balls per minute, filled
the house and put out the fire with snow IN
just seventeen minutes exactly.
THAT SAIL. Some time since you spoke
of notice some constable had posted AT the
N. W. corner of the Court House square, of
Sail, &c. Here is another, to be seen ON sGsns
of the public buildings in tins village;
/ will offer for sale
And that without fail
ON Monday, March tic first
IL the weather is fine
As the clock strikes nine,
a morse that's not the worst
Hes eight years DID,
III I'm not fooled
And just weighs half ton,
Is nearly bay.
Yet mixed with gray,
IS lightning ON a run
Yours, &cv EX uSo.