The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-05-15

wears. Six sons of deceased are now living,
the eldest Sc and the youngest 81 years OF age.
According to the Streator NonitOr Mr.. l..
sherman of Otter Creek, says that brother
ip.law of his in Kansas, writes that he plan
ted garden this spring, and just when his
vegetables had come up and were beginning
to look finely, the young grasshoppers came
down on his garden sass" and gobbled it up
He paid 81 800 for his property, and is now
willing to sell for 500,
The editor of the Streator Free Press is get
ting funny enough to shame the Danbury
wit In his last paper he advertises the loss
of a pocket book containing $40, but with
mock gravity assures his readers that the
pocket book belonged to subscriber and not
to himself He Will next be protesting that he
don't own the Bank of England.
Rockford has genuine sensation over
scoundrcl who attempted to outrage chilu
ten wears old The father caught the scoun'
drcl, tied him up and gave him merclless
horsewhipping. Thereupon the father was
brought before justice and fined IS ana
costs which the excited bystanders eagerly
paid, and then with difficulty were restrained
frem lynching the scoundrel
The library of the great naturalist Audu-
hon was entirely consumed on the 29th ut.
by fire which burned the residence OF his
sister.ln.law, Mrs. Blackwell, at Sheibyvllle'
XIV. The collection numbered about elght
hundred volumes, many of them Of rare SCI
entfc value
A Cahoes, n. Y, paper, mentioning the Wis
it to that city last week of Gov. Beyeridge OF
Illinois, and his pleasure on inspecting the
various manufacturing establishments OF that
city, adds, without break in the paragraph &:
Somebody helped himself to a portion OF
Mrs. Broderck's "washing,' which she I'M
prudently left hanging on the clothes-lIne
over night.
1t was doubtless another blunder Of the
atrocious compostor, but as its stands is
rather hard on Gov. Beveridge.
The city election at Montgomery, Ala
bama, on Tuesday, resulted IN complete
democratic victory, and for the first time
since 1868, the capital of Alabama Will be
under a democratic administration
Beecher's church in Brooklyn seems to be
prosperous in spite of the scandal One hun
bred and fifty new members were admitted
last Sunday, and took their first communion
Among the communicates was Henry {.
Bowen which seems 10 indicate that he at
least does not consider Bcecher a licentious
man, a pcrjucr and hyprocrite.
Stanley g. Wright president of the Isle
Royal (Lakc Superior Copper Mining Com
pany, is on his way to Philadelphia with Il
chunk of copper for the centennial eXposi
ton weighing 5000 lbs. This is said to be
double the weight of the famous copper boul
der which was transported many years age
from the same region to the Smithsonian in
s,itute at cost to the government OF $3.50
Earlvile, at her municipal election last
week, elected high license board OF trus
tees by Il close vote over the mo license" par
Nv. The trustees elected are II. \. Cain, j
IL. Brcese, Dr. Vosburgh, 5. Z. Snow, and ii
n. Estes. License was fixed at $500 last veal
and will probably be the same this year
As a counter.rritaut to the Black Hills ie
yer, permit US to call attention to Cape Coast
| Africa. 4 consignment OF quarter million
worth of gold has just arrived in England
| from that coast, some Of the nuggets weigh
Ing nine pounds. Care Coast in near thu
scene of England's last years Ashantee war
in Upper Guinea.
/ Florida, as n winter resort, is rising int
decided importance. The rush OF visitors
during the season just closed was wholly un
prccendcnted, the total number being set
thirty three thousand. This crowd Is said t'
have expended in Florida no less a sum thai
/ $3,OoO,OOO