The Ottawa free trader., 1877-03-31


cables are disengaged, and to be accepted ex
pressly on the above condition. This is a de-
cided cropping of from the original price o
aguinea $50 word
And now Charley Ross turns up in Wis
consin. A justice OF the peace at Wyaluslnp
IN tina; state, claims 10 have found him with
band OF Indians camping on the river
lhe boys eyes, hair, face and general ap
pearancc correspond TO the pictures and de-
script'on Of Charley, he says his name is
Charley, and also claims that he was brought
TO his present home from a great distance
and from place where there were manv big
houses-a city, in short.
The Praire Gu Chen Wis Courier states
that company have just completed the
largest artesiap well in the world in that
, city. 1t is 1000 feet deep and forces water
to height OF 10J feet The good citizens of
that town are happy with their well.
On Friday evening OF las. week William
Hayes prominent lawyer IN San Francisco,
entered the editorial room of the .i{G, and
demanded "A retaction OF some humorous re.
marks in reference to Hayes in that morning s
paper, threatening in case of refusal to shoot.
The editor knocked the lawyer down, took
his pistol from him, and then lead him off 10
the station house where a charge for an as.
saalt with deadly weapon was entered
against him. The affair seems likely to
prove serious, koweyer. Hayes indicates his
intention of following up his purpose of kill
ing the editor, McCOmb, and strong effort
will be made 10 procure tie expulsion Of the
former from the bar. The press animadver,
severely on llayess action, and seem dlspos
ed to make j q test case.
Last week an express Iobbeyy was commit
ted at Plttsburg, which for ingen uity and au
dacity has rarely been surpassed in the an
nails OF criminal exploits. In this case the
telegraph took the place OF The revolver, and
electricity served instead OF bloodshed. The
telegraph wire was tapped outside the city,
and, by the AID OF pocket instrument two
bogus messages were sent by which the eX.
press messenger turned over his Car TO the
thief under what he had every reason 10
suppose were genuine Instructions 70 that
effect from the General Superintendent al
Plttsburg. The clever raScals who managed
the job realized about s 1900 for their pains,
and the Express Company are wondering
what new and unsuspected plan Of robbery
will mex: be attempted,
Considering that Washington territory lies
about as far north as Labrador, where there
is ice all the year round, the following in re
laton to the weather in January AZ Seattle,
in Washington territory, will be read with
some surprise. We find It IN letter to The
n. y. Ereaiag Post:
Our summer has really been 'leng,hened
sweetness long drawn our Even now the
parterres are bright with blossomed daisies
and pansles, the fields with Gandelions, and
the roses have blossomed regularly week by
week all winter. Nor have we had any
amount Of ram to complain Of If the wealth
er continues few days as mild and beauti-
ful as 1t now is, the wild curran,s will be IN
blossom in the woods and the fruit trees in
the orchards. We have known this to hap
pen as early as the middle Of February in
former years, and it would not be anything
unusual this year.