The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-11-11
VARIOUS ITEMS.

NhnAOCo EMO.
The miners in the La Sale coal shafts have
gone to WORK for % cents IN the second VEN
and $l.15 for third vein.
SAD SUICIDE.-A young man named Albert
Ellsworth, in the employ of Kllb & Ellis
worth, of Henry, H., died on Tuesday eve
ming 18th inst.l from an overdose of NOR
phine, taken it is supposed intentionally in a
tit Of dependency.
1t has been decided in the courts that if
partner of a dissolved firm neglects to give
notice through the newspapers of dlssolu.
ton Of partnership, he Is equally liable with
his late partner for all debts contracted after
dissolution.
Norght-minded democrat can fail to sym.
pahlze with the republicans in their
wheming defeat. Having often been there
ourselves and knowing how it is, we can say
to them feclingy in the language of the
poet:
Don't be sorrowful, darling
| Aid don't be sorrowiul pray;
j For, taking the year together, my dear,
| There isn't as much night AS there was, along
] at one time, when Babcock, Boss Shep-
| herd ct al, had things all their own way.
Another English estate has descended to an
American heir, the fortunate person in this
case beng the wife of Or. J. c. Stilllans, of
Clarinda, Iowa, who inhcrits $4,000 600 left
by the Graper family.
Most of the Centennial exhibitors have
| RI nv he Gallo of hni
The Turks and Russians have stuffed their
pockets, and the French have also done we'll
The Virginia CITY Enterprise says: "a
train Of % camels, loaded with wood, came
into town about II o'clock last night. On
account of their frightening horses and
mules they were not allowed to enter the
town during the daylight"
The great Centennial show at Philadelphia
closed formally yesterday. President Grant
and his cabinet accepted invitations to be
present on the occasion.
Hon John l.. Routt was, on the 81, lnau-
gurated Governor of Colorado. His message
was mainly devoted to State affairs. The
| financial showing is favorable, and educa-
tional matters are encouraging. The annual
| products of the mines amount to $S000,0O0,
and will probably reach $l0,0O0000 next
year.
People say that sorrow seldom kills, and
that broken hearts are mythical, but the
Joliet Record relates this incident of death
from grief: Mrs. MCGEE the mother of the
young man killed at New Lenox few
weeks since, died at her home in this city,
last Saturday night She mourned herself to
death; having taken no food since the boy
was killed. Under her pillow was found
photograph OF her SON.
DR.. John G. Roe, Republican State Sepa-
tor from jefferson County, Ind, committed
suicide in the Insane Asylum, near Indiana
polls, on the I'd. For a year past he had
been In poor health, exhibiting al times
tendency to suicidal insanity, and, before
commitment to the hospital, he made two
attempts 10 end his life. He strangled him.
self Nth a sheet, tying one end to nail
driven IN the window frame overhead.
4 false alarm of fire created a panic in a
Chinese theater in San Francisco on the
evening of the 30th ult The building was
crowded, and rush was made for the single
means of exit aud many were trampled
down in the confusion. The police dragged
out twenty dead bodies and about the same
number of wounded. The Chinese refused
TO render any assistance, and the performers
continued playing until stopped by the
police.
Mrs Huntoon, a sister of the Eddy broth.
ers, was detected on Saturday night while
personating spirits at Webster, Mass. She
had been invited 10 hold forth at the house
of John Flint. \ circle was formed, the
lights were turned low, the curtain was
drawn side; low, bending figure appeared,
hands were outstretched, and it was announc.
ed that the spirit of Mrs Flints mother de-
sired to commune with her daughter. The
lady drew near the curtain, and the fiut,ering
hand of the spirit made desultory attempts
to grasp the daughters hand. is this my
dear mother Yes, | am your mother"
Mrs. Flint seized the spirit hands and held
them. \ lawyer turned on the gas, and Mrs.
Huntoon was revealed struggling in the
arms of the courageous lady. Spiritualism
is fast becoming the siupidest humbug Of the
century.