The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-12-04
NEWS ITEMS.

James p. Sladc, having resigned his posi-
ton as one of the trustees of the Illinois In.
dustria University, Gov. Beveridge has ap.
pointed the Hon. w. c. Flagg, of Alton, rs
his successor. The appointment is an emi.
nently proper one, the only wonder being
that Gov. Beveridge would confer the appoint
ment on any one but republican
The pious, amable. sweettempered Presi-
dent Blanchard, of Wheaton College, preach.
cd at Aurora last Sunday, and in his prayer
complimentcd DIR. Thomas, the eminent
methodist divine whom the recent confer.
ence transferred from Chicago to Aurora, by
informing the Lord that said DR.. Thomas
was "played ont Chicago nuisance"
Joe Jefferson has just been reaping
great hisrionlc triNmphs in England, but
the triumph is clouded with great grief
His youngest child, boy, just four years
old, died In London two weeks ago after an
illness of four days. This child was Harry,
the pet of the household, and was born in
Chicago on the night OF the great fire.
Senator Bayard's recent sensible letter on
the currency question ELECTS from the New
Orleans PicayunG the expression that 1.-THE
good sense of the southern people may be re-
lied upon eventually to pronounce in favor
of sound currency
Hon. Geo. II. Harlow, secretary of the state
of Illinois, has just notified the county clerks
that owing to the oversight of the last legis-
lature in making an appropriation for pur-
chase and Transmission of the Supreme court
reports since 1872, he is unable to furnish
the volumes to the county officers.-Er.
1t was no Oversight OF the last legislature
that there was no appropriation made for
these books, six volumes of which are now
said to be ready and to await the states pur,
chase; the Legislature simply declined TO
make the appropriation, and public officers
to whom tho former Legislature prof. osed to
supply these expensive books at the peoples
cost may as well get ready to pay for them
themselves if they want them.
The Wilmington idcOcdte, which for year
or two past had affected independence in pc
lltics or "Grangerism," astonished its readers
the other day by Topping over to Granhsm,
and coming out with leader in favor of
Grant for the third term.
A California exchange OF the 10Th ult.
says: 81. II. OHara has received from the
Porero a supply of very fine and luscious
strawberries, which he is selling at low rates :;
also grapes, picked daily from the vines.
From single tree planted in a tub and
kept in his dollhouse, C. S. Holbrook Of Hol-
brook, Mass, sold in eighteen years no less
than $4,000 worth of peaches-some of them
at $50 per dozen, many at from $24 to $2S
per dozen, and all at an average of $1S a
dozen. They were sold mostly in the months
of February and March.
The death Of the noted Kentucky race
horse Lexington was recently announced.
On examination of his body 1t was revealed
that his death was caused in this singular
way; A part OF the::skull under the left eye,
where the trouble seemed to be, was filled
with at least quart Of mastlcated food, that
had been forced into the cavity through an
opening IN the upper jaw, made by the loss
of tooth.
"Let no guilty man escape says the presi-
dent again. That is right, Mr.. Grant, nab
HIM while you have him where you can lay
your hand on HIM under your own roof, and
his name is Bah