The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-05-12
CURRENT NEWS ITEMS.

The grand jury at Pontiac last week found
true bill against Gale, of the Streator Pho
neer for libel.
| Col. s. Stats Taylor, the "father" of Cairo,
Ill.,, had carried for years in his valise when
travelling rope ladder and thick pair OF
gloves lie found his first use for them at
the burning of the Southern Hotel, in st.
Louis, where they saved his life.
Joel johnson, the we'll Springfield hotel
keeper, died in that city on the 4th inst. He
Chenery House, Revere House and other ho
tells at the State capital, building the last two
himself. He was native Of Berkshire, Mass.
Samuel Bradford, Isaac Bradford, and the
latter's family, started for the silver mines Of
Colorado on Tuesday last. 1t will be neces-
sary to make a two weeks journey in wag
ons to reach their destination. Not pleas
ant fact to consider IN unsettled weather. -
quartz mill was taken along. The Mess
Bradford will engage in silver mining,
Streator Pioneer, 9th.
The Aurora papers relate a case of nd
worthy heroism on the part of Miss Bro7
an Oswego school teacher She had been
for an afternoon stroll with her pupils,
had Just crossed a ravine on bridge of
Fox River Valley Railroad, when she b e.W
the signal of an approaching tram, and look
Ing around saw with dismay that little boy
had Jagged behind on the bridge and would
not be able to cross in time. She bravely
flew to his rescue aud saved his life, bu,
probably to the loss of her own. She was
caught by a wheel OF the on-rushing train,
had the toes OF her right foot crushed, and
was hurled some 10 feet into the ravine be-
low, sustaining other dangerous injuries from
the fall.
! The La Sale Press relates the sad case OF
Mr. John Jakely farmer OF the town of
Eden, who came to that city on the Sd inst,
with a load of calves which he sold TO a
butcher. With part of the money he succeed
ed IN getting badly the worse for liquor, anC;
starting home IN that conditicn-his wife II
the wagon with him-when approaching the
Shippingport bridge, he fell from the higL
seat on which he was perched into the road
breaking his skull. His wife alIghted from
the wagon to look after him, when the horses.
ran away, but were stopped on the bridge
The man died in half an hour Of his injuries
Miss Elizabeth Fell, daughter of Ezra Fell
living few miles north Of Lostant, IN this
county, became partly deranged few years
ago, in consequence Of severe attack oil
typhoid fever One night q week ago, com
planning OF intense pam il her head, she
rushed from the house, and though pursueo
by her mother gained the well, into which
she pitched headioremost. The water was
some IS feet deep, and before she could bd
rescued, was drowned.
John Seboski, the well known temperance
lecturer, and Grand Counselor of the Coco
Templars, and Ralph W. Crompton, Granl
Lecturer, while lecturing at Ashley, H., las
week, were set upon by crowd of rough
and brutally maltreated. Both are gentiemel
of the highest standing, well known in thi
community, where it is a source of astonisl
ment that there is still a town in Illinois II
habited by such ruffians. 1t is SAID the rim
leader of the mob has been arrested.
A letter in the New York Sun, apparent
written by Paul Morphy himself, fatty cor
tradcts the reports which had such wild
circulation in the newspapers, that Mr.. Mo
ply, through his intense devotion to the gam
of chess, had become insane. The letter say
Mr. Morphy, whose profession is that OF III
law, at the earnest importantly of his mothe
to whom the notoriety he had gained as
chess player was very disagreeable, som
years ago made solemn vow Fever again
play game of chess, a vow which he he
sacredly kept, devoting himself assiduousI
ever since to his profession, in which he ha
a large and lucrative practice. The story
his insanity never had even The slghteF
foundation.